Thanks for the reply. What I want is how to access properties, just as you would when using Java property files. 

What I did was use the SlingHttpServletRequestWrapper class to convert the form method to GET from POST and then dispatch it. The below code worked for me.org.apache.sling.api.wrappers.SlingHttpServletRequestWrapper req = new org.apache.sling.api.wrappers.SlingHttpServletRequestWrapper(request) { pu...

Thanks mate. I rather go with the 2nd option as the 1st seems to be too much of a hack.

Thanks a lot Johan for the quick reply. It works. 

Thanks Sham for your prompt reply. Why does the design stuff not get replicated when I use page activate? What is the recommended way to replicate design files?Thank you.Cheers,Viren.