THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE E. DHARMA RAO W.P.No. 17959 of 2005 The petitioners in this writ petition seek to quash the proceedings of the Deputy Collector and Mandal Revenue Officer, Qutubullapur Mandal, Rangareddy District, 1st respondent herein, in No.A/1846/01, dated 8-7-2005. Admittedly against the orders passed by the Mandal Revenue Officer, 1st respondent, a statutory appeal is provided to the Joint Collector. The petitioners without exhausting the remedy by way of an appeal before the Joint Collector, filed the present writ petition invoking the jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. Therefore the writ petition is not maintainable and the same is liable to be dismissed. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. No costs. At this stage the leaned counsel for the petitioners submits that against the impugned order passed by the Mandal Revenue Officer, thirty days time provided under the statute for filing an appeal before the Joint Collector is elapsed and that therefore further time may be granted to the petitioners to file an appeal before the appellate authority. Having regard to the nature of the issue involved in the matter, two weeks time from today is granted to the petitioners to seek their remedy by way of appeal before the appellate authority. 16th August, 2005 BJ/ IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH: AT HYDERABAD The Hon’ble Sri Justice E. Dharma Rao W.P.No. 17959 of 2005 Dated: 16th August, 2005 Between: K. Ashok Kumar and Others. …Petitioners. And The Dy. Collector and Mandal Revenue Officer, Quthbyullapur Mandal, R.R. District.& Ors. …Relspondents.