HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY Writ Petition No.7716 of 2010 Date: April 8, 2010 Between: (Ex.No.14600816 X) CFN/VM (MV) Sajjan Singh, S/o. late Sriram Chandra Singh, aged about 44 years, Occ: unemployee, C/o.Ram Swaroop, H.No.19-2-137/M/5, I.T.I. Colony, Near Zoo Park, Near Mochi Colony, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh … Petitioner And The Government of India, represented by its Principal Secretary, Ministry of Defence, New Delhi, and three others … Respondents Order: This writ petition is filed seeking Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not sanctioning him arrears of salary, compensation, service, pensionary and other benefits of the Indian Army as illegal and arbitrary. In the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition, it is stated that the petitioner joined in the Indian Army on 14-11-1986 as a Soldier and dismissed from service on 01-08-1997. It is to be noted that though the petitioner was dismissed from service as early as in the year 1997, he did not make any attempt to question the order dismissing him from service. But, now, after a lapse of more than twelve years, by this writ petition, he seeks directions to the respondents to sanction him arrears of salary, compensation and other benefits. The writ petition cannot be entertained for more reasons than one. Firstly, the writ petition is to be dismissed on the ground of abnormal delay and laches. Secondly, it is to be seen that, in exercise of powers conferred under sub-section (4) and Section 5 of Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007, a Tribunal is constituted, which provides for adjudication or trial of disputes and complaints with respect to commission, appointments, enrolment and conditions of service for the personnel. The petitioner, without availing the said remedy, approached this court. In view of the aforesaid reasons, the writ petition cannot be entertained and the same is accordingly dismissed, reserving liberty to the petitioner to go before the Tribunal for redressal of his grievance. No order as to costs.