i rcvd the visa on 30 april ..
i thank all the contributors of this forum ,the moderators and the senior members who have helped us learn a lot about nuances of applying for tier 1 !
i would like to extend my special thanks for the mods and snr members (like sushdmetha, push_hsmp etc...) for making the forum less redundant , very professional , very informative and relentlessly replying all the queries regularly !
hadnt been there a forum like this , i am sure i would have made lot of mistakes in my application !
i had been following this forum for more than a year and have got addicted to it .. browsing it for 10 mins a day had become a routine ..

thanks guys once again .. !
TIMELINES..
Date Applied/Docs sent: 26-MAR-2009 (VFS CHENNAI)
Date Docs reached HO: 27-MAR-2009
Ready for collection : 29-APR-2009
VISA APPROVED and Passport/Docs received :30-APR-2009