(B Prakash Rao, J)

Heard the learned Advocate General on behalf of the writ appellants and petitioners in the applications and Mr.M.S. Ramachandra Rao, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the contesting respondents 1 to 5, who were the petitioners in the Writ. The main appeal is filed under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent, on 30.7.2009 at the instance of the Joint Collector, Ranga Reddy District ( an Appellate Authority under A.P. (TA) Inams Abolition Act) 1955 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the said Act’) Hyderabad, the Revenue Divisional Officer (Inams Tribunal) under the said Act, Chevella Division, Ranga Reddy district and the Mandal Revenue Officer, Balanagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy, aggrieved against the judgment and orders passed by the learned Single Judge in W P No.11058 of 2001 dated 16th September, 2008, along with the appeal, an application in WAMP No. 2011 of 2009 under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, seeking condonation of delay of 242 days in filing the appeal is filed.

Briefly, the facts in the backdrop which gave raise to the main proceedings are, that in the writ petition filed by the respondents 1 to 5 herein (herein after referred as the writ petitioner