THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO CIVIL REVISION PETITION Nos.1426 AND 1487 OF 2011 Dated:20.09.2011 Between: Abbireddy Satya Rajendra Prasad and others .. Petitioners And Nalla Rama Rao and another .. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO CIVIL REVISION PETITION Nos.1426 AND 1487 OF 2011 COMMON ORDER: Abbireddy Nageswara Rao, the father of the petitioners, is statedly the owner of land admeasuring Acs.3.74 cents situated at Kamini village of Mummidivaram Mandal alleging that he is the statutory tenant. The respondents herein filed A.T.C.No.10 of 2001 on the file of the Special Officer-cum-Junior Civil Judge, Mummidivaram Mandal, seeking declaration that they are the statutory tenants entitled for protection under the Andhra Pradesh (Andhra Area) Tenancy Act, 1956. The same was allowed on 07.12.2007. Nageswara Rao then filed appeal being A.T.A.(SR).No.3 of 2009 with I.A.No.1215 of 2009 for condonation of delay 363 days in filing the appeal. It appears, he alleged that due to old age, he could not pursue the case with promptitude. Be that as it is, he passed away on 06.10.2009. The petitioners therefore filed two applications being I.A.No.145A of 2011 seeking condonation of delay of 329 days in filing the appeal and to restore the A.T.A. Another application being I.A.No.145 of 2011 was filed to set aside the ex parte order dated 06.11.2009 in I.A.No.1215 of 2009. The Court below dismissed I.A.No.1215 of 2009 on 25.02.2011 in the following manner. Heard petition. The restore petition filed on 05.01.2009, as batta not paid. ATASR dismissed for default on 06.11.2009. After lapse of one year, this application is filed. As there is no justification to condone the delay, petition is dismissed summarily. On the same day, I.A.No145 of 2011 was also dismissed observing that as I.A.No.145 of 2011 is dismissed, the other I.A. is also closed. Aggrieved by these two orders, the present two Civil Revision Petitions are filed. This Court has repeatedly directed the learned Judges of the Courts below to give reasons – even if they are brief – while disposing of the interlocutory applications. This has been followed in breech in disposing of the two interlocutory applications. On this ground alone, these two Civil Revision Petitions are to be allowed. Accordingly, both the Civil Revision Petitions are allowed and the order in I.A.No.145 of 2011 and the order in I.A.No.145A of 2011 are set aside. They shall stand remitted to the Court of the II Additional District Judge-cum-Appellate Tribunal under the Andhra Pradesh (Andhra Area) Tenancy Act, 1956 with a direction to dispose of the same, after giving an opportunity to the petitioners and respondents and duly pass a reasoned order. This exercise shall be completed within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________ (V.V.S. RAO, J) 20.09.2011 Note:- Dispatch C.C. by 22.09.2011 (B/o) KH