Vinay Kumar, Member—The complaint of the present appellants against respondent/M/s. Asvasidh Homes and its managing partners was dismissed by the AP State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission in CCSR/1733/2012. The State Commission came to a conclusion that the complaint was not maintainable before it and therefore directed the same to be return to the Complainants. The decision is sought to be challenged in the present proceedings.

2. Challenging the order of the State Commission, the Complainants filed a revision petition under Section 21 B of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, terming it as a review petition. The same has been admitted as an appeal before this Commission and taken up for consideration under Section 19 of the Consumer Protect Act, 1986.

3. The appeal has been filed with delay of 59 days for which an application for condonation has subsequently been filed on 25.2.2013. The application has been perused. The main explanation as contained in para 3 thereof is:-

“It is humbly submitted that the Petitioners/appellants have been representing themselves in person before this Hon’ble Commission and as also before the State Commission. That since the services of an