IN T HE HIGH COURT OF JUDICAT URE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) T HURSDAY, T HE SIXT EENT H DAY OF OCT OBER T WO T HOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT T HE HON'BLE MR JUST ICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PET IT ION NO : 21844 of 2008 Between: Ramba Srinivas S/o R.Srinivasa Rao R/o Adusumallivai Street, Vijyawada, Krishna District ..... PETITIONER AND The Depo Manager, AP.SRTC Ponnuru Guntur District .....RESPONDENT 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 a writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus to call for the record of Award No.161/1998 dated 21-9-2000 on the ﬁle of Industrial tribunal Cum Labour Court, Guntur District and to set aside the award as it is illegal, and contrary to law and against the principles of natural justice and reinstate the petitioner in service with back wages and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:SMT.K.MALLESHWARI Counsel for the Respondent No.: C.PRAKASH REDDY(SC FOR APSRTC) The Court made the following : ORDER This writ petition is ﬁled being aggrieved by an order dated 21.9.2000 made in ID No.16 of 1998 on the ﬁle of the Labour Court, Guntur, whereunder the claim petition ﬁled by the petitioner under Section 2-A (2) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 was rejected and no relief was granted. The said ID was disposed of on 21st September, 2000. Now the present writ petition is ﬁled after more than 8 long years. The abnormal delay in approaching this Court is not properly explained. I am of the opinion that the writ petition suﬀers from irretrievable laches and therefore, the same is liable to be dismissed. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed, at the admission stage. No costs. __________ 16-10-2008 rkk