IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE J.CHELAMESWAR and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 14956 of 2004 Between: 1. The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep by its Principal Secretary, Transport, Roads & Buildings Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad 2. The Government of Andhra Pradesh rep by its Principal Secretary, Finance & Planning Department, Secrtariat, Hyderabad 3. The Superintending Engineer, Roads & Buildings Circle, Warangal, Warangal District 4. The Executive Engineer (R&B) Special Execution Division, Mahabubabad, Warangal District 5. The Deputy Executive Engineer (R&B) Sub-Division, Narsampet, Warangal District ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 Shaik Kasim S/o Nasir Mohammed Gangmazdoor (NMR) R&B SubDivision, Narsampet, Warangal District 2 G. Kishtayya S/o Balaiah Gangmazdoor (NMR) R&B SubDivision, Narsampet, Warangal District .....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 an order or a Writ particularly one in the nature of a Writ of Certiorari calling for the records relating to the order of the Hon'ble A.P. Administrative Tribunal dated 20- 04-2001 in O.A. No. 2189/2001 and quash the same Counsel for the Petitioners: GP FOR FINANCE & PLANNING Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 and 2: -- None Appeared-- The Court, at the stage of admission, made the following: :ORAL ORDER: (Per: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice J. Chelameswar) The writ petition is filed with the prayer as follows: “For the reasons stated in the accompanying affidavit, the petitioners herein pray that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue an Order or a Writ particularly one in the nature of a Writ of Certiorari calling for the records relating to the order of the Hon’ble A.P. Administrative Tribunal dated 20-04- 2001 in O.A.No. 2189 of 2001 and to quash the same..” It is obvious from the prayer that what has been challenged in the writ petition is the order dated 20-04-2001 in O.A.No. 2189 of 2001 of the A.P. Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad, which was filed seeking a direction to the petitioners herein to consider the case of the respondents herein for regularization of their service with effect from the date of completion of five years of service by paying all consequential benefits. The present writ petition is filed on 20-08-2004, which is almost three and a half years after the impugned order was passed by the Tribunal, without explaining such inordinate delay. The writ petition is hopelessly barred by delay and laches and therefore the same is dismissed at the stage of admission. ________________________ J. CHELAMESWAR, J ________________________ GODA RAGHURAM, J Dt. 24-08-2004 Pvks/* To 1. The Principal Secretary, Transport, Roads & Buildings Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2. The Principal Secretary, Finance & Planning Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 3. The Superintending Engineer, Roads & Buildings Circle, Warangal, Warangal District 4. The Executive Engineer (R&B) Special Execution Division, Mahabubabad, Warangal District 5.The Deputy Executive Engineer (R&B) Sub-Division, Narsampet, Warangal District 6.2CCs to the Government Pleader for Finance & Planning, A.P. High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. 7.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{TRT}