ORDER :

This Civil Revision Petition, under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, is filed by the petitioners, challenging the docket order, dated 03.08.2022, passed in I.A.No.80 of 2022 in A.S.No.5 of 2016, by the I Additional District Judge, Adilabad, whereby, the subject I.A.No.80 of 2022 filed by the petitioners herein under Section 148 of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, read with Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963, seeking to condone the delay of (982) days in filing the petition to bring the legal representative of the deceased respondent No.1 herein/plaintiff on record, was dismissed.

2. I have heard the submissions of Sri S. Surender Reddy, learned counsel representing Sri L. Sandeep, learned counsel for the petitioner Nos.2 to 5 and Sri V. Neelakanta Reddy, learned counsel for respondent Nos.2 to 5/proposed respondents. I have perused the record.

3. Initially, respondent No.1 herein/plaintiff filed the subject suit in O.S.No.94 of 2013 before the learned Senior Civil Judge at Adilabad, seeking declaration of title, recovery of possession, mesne profits and costs. The said suit was decreed. Challenging the same, petitioner No.1 herein/defendant filed the subject appea