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 : 1557 of 2004 Writ Appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the Order dated 25/06/2003 in WP NO : 18519 OF 2002 on the file of the High Court. Between: K.Viswa Rupachary, S/o.Muni Subbaiah, O/o.Dy.Executive Engineer APSIDC Ltd., Sub Division, Cuddapah, Cuddapah Dist. ..... APPELLANT AND 1 Vice-Chairman & Managing Director, A.P.State Irrigation Development Corporation Ltd., HUDA Complex, Mythrivanam, Srinivasanagar Colony (East), Hyderabad. 2 Public Enterprises Department, rep.by its Principal Secretary, Govt,of A.P., Secretariat, Hyderabad. 3 Govt.of A.P., rep.by its Prl.Secretary, Irrigation & Command Area Development, Secretariat, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Appellant: MR.J.RAMACHANDRA RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.1: T.NAGESWARA RAO, SC FOR APSIDC Counsel for the Respondents No.2 & 3: GP FOR IRRIGATION & COMM AREA DEV. 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.3503 of 2003 AND W.A.No.1557 of 2004 COMMON ORDER: (per The Hon’ble Sri Justice J.Chelameswar) W.A.M.P.No: 3503 of 2003 This petition is filed with the prayer as follows: “For the reasons stated in the accompanying affidavit, it is prayed that this Hon’ble court may be pleased to condone the delay of 114 days in filing the above Writ Appeal and to pass such other orders as are necessary in the interests of justice.” 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.1557 of 2004 (W.A(SR).No.130880 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 Vice-Chairman & Managing Director, A.P.State Irrigation Development Corporation Ltd., HUDA Complex, Mythrivanam, Srinivasanagar Colony (East), Hyderabad. 2 The Principal Secretary, Public Enterprises Department, Government of A.P., Secretariat, Hyderabad. 3 The Principal Secretary, Government of A.P., Irrigation & Command Area Development, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 3. 2 C.Cs to G.P. for Irrigation and Command Area Development, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 4. 2 C.D. copies.