RAJIV SAHAI ENDLAW, J.

1. This intra court appeal impugns the judgment dated 10th June, 2005 of the learned Single Judge of this Court allowing W.P.(C) No.2546/2003 filed by the respondent M/s Mahalaxmi Saw Mills Pvt. Ltd. by quashing the communications dated 5th September, 2001 and 26th March, 2003 of the appellants Land & Building Officer (L&DO) and issuing a mandamus directing the appellants to mutate the leasehold rights in the land underneath property No.3/13, Industrial Area, Kirti Nagar, New Delhi from the name of Mahalaxmi Saw Mills, a partnership firm to the name of the respondent, a private limited company, without treating the same as a sale of the property.

2. The appeal, vide order dated 9th January, 2007, was admitted for hearing and the statement of the counsel for the respondent that he would not press for compliance of the direction/writ issued by the leaned Single Judge was recorded. The appeal, when came up for hearing on 28th January, 2010 was dismissed for non-prosecution. After a long delay of more than four years, the appellants applied for restoration of the appeal and which was allowed vide detailed order dated 19th January, 2015. We heard the coun