THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.23121 of 2007 Dated:01.11.2007 Between 1.B.V.Ramanaiah ..Petitioner and 1.APSRTC rep., by its Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Mushirabad, Hyderabad and others. …Respondent THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.23121 of 2007 ORDER: This writ petition has been filed challenging the proceedings dated 3.8.2002 of the 4th respondent imposing punishment of stoppage of one increment with cumulative effect on the ground that no detailed enquiry was conducted by the respondents, before passing the impugned order. May be, the respondents have not conducted any detailed enquiry into the matter before passing the impugned order but I am of the opinion that the writ petition suffers from irretrievable laches. It is not that petitioner was out of employment thereafter. No plausible reasons have been furnished. Now it is more than five years since the impugned order was passed. Therefore, the writ petition cannot be entertained at this stage and is liable to be dismissed. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed on the ground of laches. No costs. ________ 1.11.2007 rkk