ORDER :

P.Naveen Rao, J.

Heard Sri Dammalapati Srinivas learned senior counsel representing Sri Satyanarayana Rao Adiraju learned counsel for appellant, Sri Venkatadri Raju learned counsel for first respondent, Sri S.Niranjan Reddy learned senior counsel representing Sri Naresh Reddy learned counsel for second respondent and Sri B.Sree Hari learned counsel for third respondent.

2. This is an application filed to condone the delay of 1691 days in preferring appeal against the judgment and decree dated 28.4.2015 in O.S. No. 69 of 2003 on the file of XIII Additional chief Judge, City Civil Court, Hyderabad. Petitioner/appellant is the plaintiff No.2 in O S No. 69 of 2003. The third respondent is plaintiff No.1 and respondents 1 and 2 are defendants 1 and 2 to the suit.

3. From the pleadings, to the extent relevant, the timeline of the litigant leading to this application is noted hereunder. Respondent no.3 claims that late Shapoorji Chenoy was the owner of the suit schedule property (Acs.22.05 guntas) and she has succeeded to the said property. The suit schedule property is Municipal House bearing No. 1-2-630, Elchibegguda, Lower Tank Bund Road, Hyderabad. It forms part of Sy.Nos.157/1 to