IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SMT JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI and THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE S. ASHOK KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO : 7098 of 2008 Between: 1 The Secretary M/o. Defence, Govt. of India, New Delhi. 2 The Director General of Naval Armament Inspection, Naval Head Quarters, New Deilhi. 3 The Flag Officer, Commanding-in-Chief, HQRS Eastern Naval Command, Visakhapatnam. 4 The Principal Inspector of Naval Armament ( PINA), Naval Armament Inspectorate, NSTL, Visakhapatnam. 5 the Chief Inspector of Naval Armament, Naval Armament Inspectorate, Kanchanbagh, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 Shri K.Sasi S/o. Mr.N.Krishnan Potty in Naval Armament Inspectorate, Kanchanbagh, Hyderabad. 2 Mr.Prahlad Singh S/o. Mr. Mansingh, NAI Cell, NSTL Visakhapatnam. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue order or direction more particularly in the nature of writ of Certiorari calling for the records pertaining to the orders dated 30.03.2007, in O.A.No. 202 of 2006, on the file of Central Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad bench and quash the same as illegal, arbitrary and against the well settled principles of Law. Counsel for the PetitionerS:MR.A.RAJASHEKAR REDDY (ASST SOLICITOR GEN) Counsel for the Respondents: ----- The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI & THE HON'BLE SRI. JUSTICE S.ASHOK KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO :7098 of 2008 ORDER: (Per the Honourable Smt. Justice T.Meena Kumari) This writ petition is filed by the petitioners seeking to set aside the order passed in O.A.No:202 of 2006 on 30.3.2007 by the Central Administrative Tribunal. The respondents herein are the applicants and they have filed the present O.A. seeking to direct the respondents-writ petitioners to regularize their services from the date of their initial appointment i.e., from 18.10.1983 and 5.10.1981 respectively. The tribunal having relied on the principles laid down by the Apex Court in the decision reported in K.C.SHARMA V. UNION OF INDIA ([1]) wherein it is laid down that the application filed by similarly placed persons should not be rejected for bar of limitation and having considered the case of the applicants that they are similarly situated persons with the applicants in O.A.No:952 of 1992 and 1266 of 1994 of the Full Bench of Central Administrative Tribunal, Mumbai Bench, allowed the O.A. Having aggrieved by the same, the present writ petition is filed by the respondents. Heard Sri A.Rajasekhar Reddy, Assistant Solicitor General and perused the material available on record as well as the order impugned. Before going into the merits of the case, it is pertinent to note that the order of the tribunal is solely based on the order in O.A.No:952 of 1992 and 1266 of 1994 of the Full Bench of Central Administrative Tribunal, Mumbai Bench and also based on the principles laid down by the Apex Court (citation-1 supra). But, it is not the case of the respondents-writ petitioners that the applicants are not similarly situated with the applicants in above O.As.952 of 1992 and 1266 of 1994 or the order of the Full Bench has not become final. Apart from that, there is also an inordinate delay of one year in filing the present writ petition. Under the above circumstances, We see no merits in this writ petition and consequently, the same is liable to be dismissed. Accordingly, this writ petition is dismissed. No costs. ____________________ Justice T.Meena Kumari ___________________ Justice S.Ashok Kumar Dated:02.04.2008 Gurc/nn THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI & THE HON'BLE SRI. JUSTICE S.ASHOK KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO :7098 of 2008 (Division Bench Order delivered by the Honourable Smt. Justice T.Meena Kumari) 02/04/2008 [1] 1998(1) AISLJ 54