Order :

Ramesh Madhav Bapat, J.

1. O.P. No.244 of 1987 and O.P. No.96 of 1998 were decided by the Senior Civil Judge, Peddapalli, Karimnagar District. Aggrieved by the said awards passed in the aforesaid O.Ps., the State of Andhra Pradesh preferred A.S. No.153 of 2000 and A.S. No.705 of 2000 before this Court. The Division Bench of this Court decided both the appeals on 27-12-2000. After the disposal of the appeals, the original claimant-cross-objector filed cross-objections along with the delay condonation applications. The delay was condoned and the cross-objections were placed before us for final hearing.

2. The only point arises for our consideration in the cross-objections is whether the cross-objections can be filed after the main appeals are finally disposed of-

3. The learned counsel Mr. S.R. Ashok appearing on behalf of the respondent-cross-objector submitted at the Bar that it is not necessary that the appeals must be pending and then only the cross-objections can be filed. It was further contended by the learned counsel Mr. S.R. Ashok that the period of limitation has to be calculated from the date of notice of the appeals and therefore it was submitted that the cross-object