ORDER

1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. This Appeal has been filed against the impugned judgment/order dated 28th January, 2005 passed by the High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Hyderabad. By that order, the review petition as well as the application for condonation of delay in filing the review petition have been dismissed.

2. The delay was only of 71 days and, in our opinion, a liberal view should have been taken by the High Court and delay of 71 days in filing the review petition should have been condoned and the review petition should have been decided on merits. Hence, we condone the delay of 71 days in filing the review petition before the High Court.

3. As regards the maintainability of the review petition, Mr. Sanjay Kapur, learned counsel for the respondent submitted that it was not maintainable because against the main judgment of the High Court dated 19th June, 2001 dismissing the writ petition of