THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.25377 OF 2011 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed against the order of the Joint Collector dated 18.12.2010 in an appeal preferred by the petitioners herein under Section 90(1) of the Andhra Pradesh (Telangana Area) Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1950 aggrieved by the order of the Mandal Revenue Officer, Jadcherla dated 12.05.2000, relating to an extent of Ac.8-34 guntas of land in Kurvagaddapally Village, Jadcherla Mandal. It is evident from the impugned order that the matter came up before the Joint Collector on 19.09.2009, 21.11.2009, 26.12.2009, 27.02.2010, 03.04.2010, 19.06.2010, 28.08.2010 and 04.12.2010 respectively. While the petitioners herein contended before the Joint Collector that the original file was misplaced, the Tahsildar stated that the file could not be traced. The Joint Collector further noted that neither the petitioners herein nor their counsel had submitted any other evidence in support of their claim and, since the appeal was filed belatedly with a delay of eight (8) years five (5) months three (3) days, there were no sufficient reasons to condone the delay. The order of the Joint Collector is based not only on the ground of inordinate delay of eight years but also on the ground that the petitioners herein could not produce the records or submit any secondary evidence in support of their claim. The Joint Collector also noted that, in view of the long delay, the file could not be traced by the Tahsildar. As the petitioners had failed to produce any evidence before the Joint Collector, the impugned order dismissing their appeal, both on the grounds of delay and for failure to submit even the minimum evidence required in support of their claim, cannot be faulted. I see no reason to interfere with the impugned order under challenge in this Writ Petition. The Writ Petition fails and is, accordingly, dismissed. However, in the circumstances, without costs. _____________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J September 09, 2011 MD THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.25377 OF 2011 September 09, 2011 MD