Per V.V.S. Rao, J.

Lok Adalat, Nandyal, Kurnool District, passed order/award dated 07.2.2004 in the matter of O.s.No.1 of 2004 in terms of the compromise and settlement among respondents 1, 2 and 4, who at the relevant time, are partners of third respondent firm. The petitioners who are not parties either to the suit or to the award passed by Lok Adalat filed instant writ petition after lapse of about five years challenging the same. This Court initially granted interim orders staying execution proceedings and when respondents 1 and 2 moved application to vacate interim orders, with the consent of rival parties, the matter is heard and is being disposed of finally.

Petitioners' case

2. The case of petitioners as alleged in the affidavit accompanying writ petition is as follows. Third respondent firm was constituted on 29.6.1997 with respondents 1, 2 and 4 as its partners. The said partnership was reconstituted with effect from 01.4.2003 when respondents 1 and 2 withdrew from the firm and petitioners were taken as partners with fourth respondent as Managing Partner. The firm obtained lease of a vacant site situated at street No.21, on a monthly rent of RS.6,760/- for the purpose