THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY Writ Petition No.15235 of 2010 DT.28.10.2010 Between: Kanneganti Siddartha and others. … Petitioners And The State of A.P. rep.by the Principal Secretary, Revenue, Hyderabad and others … Respondents Counsel for the Petitioners: Mr.D.Madhava Rao Counsel for respondents: AGP for Revenue The Court made the following ORDER: ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a mandamus to set aside Memos, dated 19.04.2010, whereby respondent No.4 rejected the applications of the petitioners for mutation of their names in the record of rights. After hearing Sri D.Madhava Rao, learned counsel for the petitioners, and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue, I am of the opinion that this writ petition is wholly misconceived for the reason that the petitioners have an alternative remedy of appeal under Section 5(5) of the A.P.Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Act, 1971 against the orders impugned in this writ petition. Ordinarily, this Court does not entertain a writ petition filed bypassing such alternative remedy of appeal. The petitioners have failed to make out an exception to this general rule. As such, the writ petition is dismissed with liberty to the petitioners to avail the remedy of appeal. The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that as his clients have bona fide pursued the remedy of the present writ petition, the limitation for filing appeal has expired. In view of this submission, the petitioners are permitted to file appeals within a period of three weeks from today. If such appeals are filed within the prescribed time, respondent No.3 shall dispose of the same on merits without raising objection on limitation. As a sequel to dismissal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.No.19184 of 2010 filed by the petitioner is dismissed as infructuous. (C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J) Date: 28.10.2010 Note: Issue CC in one week. (b/o) VGB