IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE J.CHELAMESWAR and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM W.A.M.P.No.152 of 2004 And WRIT APPEAL NO : 1561 of 2004 W.A.M.P under Section 151 CPC to condone the delay of 51 days in filing the Writ Appeal. Writ Appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the Order dated 25/06/2003 in WP NO : 18448 OF 2002 on the file of the High Court. Between: 1 Ch.Satyanarayana, s/o Audinarayana, Work Inspector, APSIDC, Srikakulam Division, Srikakulam. 2 B.Babu Reddy, s/o Suryanarayana Reddy, Work Inspector, APSIDC, Khammam Division, Khammam. PETITIONERS/APPELLANTS (In W.A.M.P. & W.A.) AND 1 AP State Irrigation Development Corporation Ltd., rep by its Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Government of A.P. 2 The State of A.P., rep by its Prl. Secretary, Irrigation & Command Area Development, Project Works Estt.I Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENTS ( In W.A.M.P. & W.A) Counsel for the Petitioners/Appellants: MR.K.R.PRABHAKAR Counsel for the Respondent No.1 in both the M.P&W.A: T.Nageswara Rao, SC FOR APSIDC Counsel for the Respondents No.2 & 3 in both M.P. & W.A: GP FOR IRRIGATION & COMM AREA DEVELOPMENT The Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE J.CHELAMESWAR AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM W.A.M.P.No.152 of 2004 AND W.A.No.1561 of 2003 COMMON ORDER: (per The Hon’ble Sri Justice J.Chelameswar) W.A.M.P.No.152 of 2004 This petition is filed with the prayer as follows: “For the reasons stated in the accompanying affidavit, the petitioners herein pray that this Hon’ble court may be pleased to condone the delay of 51 days in filing the above Writ Appeal and pass such other order or orders as are deemed fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.” The respondents are served. They did not choose to file counter affidavit contesting the allegations made in the affidavit filed in support of the petition. In the circumstances, accepting the reasons stated in the accompanying affidavit, the delay is condoned. W.A.No.1561 of 2004 (W.A(SR).No.106370 of 2003) It is brought to the notice of this court that the issue involved in this appeal is no more res-integra and similar appeals have already been dismissed by a Division Bench of this court in Writ Appeal No.1090 of 2003 and batch dated 23.08.2004. In the circumstances, the writ appeal is dismissed at the stage of admission. __________________ J.CHELAMESWAR, J __________________ GODA RAGHURAM, J Dated 29th September, 2004 YCR/PVKS To 1 The Vice Chairman & Managing Director, A.P.State Irrigation Development Corporation Ltd., Government of A.P. 2 The Principal Secretary, State of A.P., Irrigation & Command Area Development, Project Works Estt.I Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad 3. 2 CCs to G.P. for Irrigation and Command Area Development, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 4. 2 C.D. copies.