ORDER :

1. Heard Mr. M. Narender Reddy, learned counsel for the revision petitioner.

2. This revision petition has been filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, challenging the legality and validity of the order dated 26.11.2021 passed by the learned II Additional Chief Judge, City Civil Court, Hyderabad in E.P. No. 17of 2012 in Arbitration Claim No. 4 of 1993.

3. Relevant facts may be briefly stated.

4. G.P. Veerabhadram was a member of State Bank of India Supervising Staff Co-operative House Building Society Limited, Hyderabad since the year 1987. He had applied for allotment of a plot of land in his favour. But State Bank of India Supervising Staff Co-operative House Building Society Limited (briefly referred to as ‘the Society’ hereinafter) declined to allot such a plot. As a result, G.P. Veerabhadram filed a dispute before the Deputy Registrar of Cooperative Societies (Housing), Hyderabad under Section 61 of the Andhra Pradesh Cooperative Societies Act, 1964, which was registered as ARC No. 4 of 1993. It was contested by the Society whereafter, the Deputy Registrar passed the award dated 28.02.1994 holding that G.P. Veerabhadram was a member of the Society and therefore he was entitled to a plot of land from amongst the available plots of land. Consequently, the Society was directed to allot a plot of land to G.P. Veerabhadram at the same rate at which plots of land were allotted to other members of the Society.

5. Aggrieved by the aforesaid award dated 28.02.1994, the Society preferred an appeal before the Cooperative Tribunal at Hyderabad, which was registered as CTA No. 2 of 1994. By the judgment and order dated 28.11.1995, the Cooperative Tribunal dismissed the appeal. It was specifically held by the Cooperative Tribunal that G.P. Veerabhadram was a member of the Society since 05.01.1981. It was further held that he was entitled to a plot of land at the market rate that was prevailing in that locality as on 05.01.1981.

6. The Society thereafter filed a writ petition before this Court assailing the order of the Cooperative Tribunal affirming the award. The writ petition was registered as W.P. No. 9652 of 1996. By the judgment and order dated 27.11.1996, this Court did not find any ground to interfere and accordingly dismissed the writ petition at the admission stage itself.

7. In the meanwhile, the decree holder - G.P. Veerabhadram expired. Thereafter, his legal heirs i.e. wife, two sons and daughter filed Execution Petition No. 1 of 2008 before the II Additional Chief Judge, City Civil Court, Hyderabad for execution of the award dated 28.02.1994. By the order dated 11.02.2011, Execution Petition No. 1 of 2008 was dismissed on the ground that no certificate issued by the Registrar of Cooperative Societies under Section 70A of the A.P. Cooperative Societies Act, 1964 was filed along with the execution petition. It was held that mere filing copy of the award was not sufficient; the related certificate was required to be filed.

8. Aggrieved by the above order dated 11.02.2011, the decree holders (legal heirs of late G.P. Veerabhadram) filed Civil Revision Petition before this Court, which was registered as C.R.P. No. 3663 of 2011. By the order dated 19.01.2012, this Court held that filing of certificate along with the execution petition was a necessary requirement under Section 70A of the A.P. Cooperative Societies Act, 1964. Execution petitioners had failed to file such a certificate. Therefore, learned Court below had rightly dismissed the execution petition. As such, this Court declined to interfere with the order dated 11.02.2011. However, liberty was granted to the execution petitioners to file a fresh execution petition by enclosing such a certificate. It was clarified that if such an execution petition was filed, Court below should entertain and dispose of the same on merit after allowing the respondent to contest the execution petition on all legally permissible grounds.

9. Thereafter, decree holders filed the