This Civil Revision Petition arises out of the dismissal by the lower appellate court, of an application filed by the petitioner herein, seeking leave to file an appeal against the judgment and decree of the trial Court in O.S.No.83 of 2005.

2. I have heard Mr. N.R. Chandran, learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioner, Mr. S. Meenakshi Sundaram, learned counsel appearing for the first respondent and Mrs. V. Chellammal, learned Additional Government Pleader, appearing for the respondents 2 to 9.

3. The brief facts leading to the present Civil Revision Petition are as follows:-

(a) The first respondent herein filed a suit in O.S.No.83 of 2005 against the respondents 2 to 9 herein, on the file of the Principal Sub Court, Tirunelveli, seeking (i) a direction to the respondents 2 to 9 herein to process their mining lease application, within a stipulated time in accordance with law and (ii) a decree of permanent injunction restraining the respondents 2 to 9 from processing the mining lease applications of third parties, in respect of the land belonging to the first respondent herein.

(b) During the pendency of the suit, the petitioner in this Civil Revision Petition, whi