( 1 ) THIS appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent has been filed against a mere notice issued on 12-10-12 by our learned brother Laksh- minarayana Reddy J. , in C. M. P. No. 12880/82 in A. S. No. 2269/82. The present appellants are the petitioners in the said Civil Miscellaneous application. They were sued by the respondent herein in O. S. No. 65/76 on the file of the Subordinate Judge, Kovvur for recovery of her steam launch by name "swarajya Lakshmi", and for arrears of rent or profits for the period of April to end of June 1976 at a rate of Rs. 600/- per month and for future profits. The plaintiff s case was that she was the owner of the steam launch which she gave to the first appellant-defendant on lease for one year commencing from 1-1-74 and ending with 31-7-75 on a monthly rent of Rs. 350/- and that the first appellant-defendant had failed to return and deliver the launch to her after the expiry of lease, and thus rendered himself liable for damages. The second expellant was the second defendant, who stood surety to the first defendant in the suit. The suit was opposed by the first appellant-defendant and the second appellant-defendant, his surety. T