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 WRIT APPEAL NO : 1559 of 2004 Writ Appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the Order dated 25/06/2003 in WP NO : 18363 OF 2002 on the file of the High Court. Between: 1 Smt. C. Annapurana W/o. Lakshmikantha Rao H.No.3-5-29/5, Padmanagar, Nizamabad. 2 S.Gopal, S/o. Gangaram, H.No.6-20-75/A, Adarshnagar, Near Ambedkar Statute, Dubha, Nizamabad [Physically handicapped] 3 A. Sayanna S/o. Gangaram, H.No. 11-3-44, Kurma Colony, Kanteswar, Nizamabad [Physically Handicapped] 4 K. Lingaiah, S/o. Lingaiah, C/o. A.P.S.I.D.C. Subashnagar, Nizamabad. ..... APPELLANTS (2, 5, 6 & 7 petitioners) AND 1 The A.P.State Irrigation Development Corporation Limited, rep., by its Vice-Chairman & Managing Director, Maitrivanam, Huda Complex, Ameerpet, Hyderabad. 2 State of A.P., rep., by its Principal Secretary to Government Public Enterprises Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 3 State of A.P., rep., by its Principal Secretary to Government Irrigation & Command Area Dev. Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Appellant:MR.K.R.PRABHAKAR Counsel for the Respondent No.1: MR.TADDI.NAGESWARA RAO SC for APSIDC Counsel for the Respondents No.2 & 3: G.P. for IRRIGATION 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.843 of 2004 AND W.A.No.1559 of 2004 COMMON ORDER: (per The Hon’ble Sri Justice J.Chelameswar) W.A.M.P.No.843 of 2004 This petition is filed with the prayer as follows: “It is therefore necessary in the interests of justice 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.1559 of 2004 (W.A(SR).No.106447 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 Limited, Maitrivanam, Huda Complex, Ameerpet, Hyderabad. 2 The Principal Secretary to Government, Government of A.P., Public Enterprises Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 3 The Principal Secretary to Government, Government of A.P., Irrigation & Command Area Dev. Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 4. 2 CCs to G.P. for Irrigation, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 5. 2 C.D copies.