IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 14561 of 1999 Between: 1 K.Satyanarayana, S/o. Kammari Pedda Krishnaiah, R/o. Pebbair Village, Pebbair Mandal, Mahabubnagar District. 2 K.Krishnaiah, S/o. Kammari Pedda Krishnaiah, R/o. Pebbair Village, Pebbair Mandal, Mahabubnagar District. 3 K.Loka Chary, S/o. Kammari Pedda Krishnaiah, R/o. Pebbair Village, Pebbair Mandal, Mahabubnagar District. 4 K.Yeshwaraiah, S/o. Kammari Pedda Krishnaiah, R/o. Pebbair Village, Pebbair Mandal, Mahabubnagar District. 5 K.Veeraiah, S/o. Kammari Pedda Krishnaiah, R/o. Pebbair Village, Pebbair Mandal, Mahabubnagar District. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 Joint Collector(Inams), Mahabubnagar. 2 The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep.by Sub.Collector, Gadwal, Mahabubnagar District. 3 P.Ramachandra Reddy , S/o. Buchai reddy, R/o. Kambalapur (V), Pebbair(M), Mahabubnagar Disrict. disd for default as per court order dt.7.3.03 as against R.3. 4 P.Vishnuvardhan Reddy, S/o. Buchai reddy, R/o. Kambalapur (V), Pebbair(M), Mahabubnagar Disrict. disd for default as per court order dt.7.3.03 as against R.4. 5 Chinna Hanumantha Reddy, S/o. late .Soodireddy, R/o. Kambalapur (V), Pebbair(M), Mahabubnagar Disrict. 6 K.Subbadramma, W/o. Kammari Brahmaiah, R/oPebbair(V)&(M), Mahabubnagar Disrict. 7 Kammari Brahmaiah, S/o. Balaiah, R/oPebbair(V)&(M), Mahabubnagar Disrict. The Cause tittle is amended as per court order dt.9-9-99 in W.P.M.P.23264/99. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue appropraite writ, order or direction particularly a writ of certiorari calling for the records pertaining to Case.No. B2/IA-18/95 from the 1st respondent and quash the orders in Case.No. B2/IA-18/95, dt.21.9.98 passed by the 1st respondent herein and issue a consequential direction directing him to entertain the appeal filed by us and dispose of the same on merits Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.J.PRABHAKAR Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.14561 of 1999 ORDER: The order impugned in this writ petition is the order passed by the 1st respondent dated 21.09.1998 rejecting the appeal preferred by the petitioners against the order granting Occupancy Rights Certificate to respondents 3 and 4. The petitioners herein are aggrieved by the grant of Occupancy Rights Certificate to respondents 3 and 4. Since the writ petition has been dismissed for default as against respondents 3 and 4 on 07.03.2003, more than five years ago, the writ petition, in effect, challenging the grant of Occupancy Rights Certificate to respondents 3 and 4 must fail. Sri J.Prabhakar, Learned Counsel for the petitioners, would make an oral request to now permit him to take steps to file a petition to set aside the order dismissing the writ petition for default as against respondents 3 and 4. Since the writ petition is of the year 1999, and the order dismissing the writ petition for default was passed on 07.03.2003, more than five years ago, I see no reason to now permit the petitioners to file an application to set aside the order along with a petition to condone the delay in filing the application for a period in excess of five years. The Writ Petition is, accordingly, dismissed. However, in the circumstances without costs. ______________ 13.08.2008 GS