IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 2569 of 2008 Between: 1 Superintendent of Police, Krishna Machilipatnam. 2 Director General of Police,A.P. Hyderabad. 3 Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 M. Madhusudan Rao S/o. Ganga Rao DCRB, Krishna District. 2 Meer Mohammed Ali S/o. Ahmed Hussain DCRB, Krishna District. 3 Ch. Venkateshwar S/o.Narayana Nuziveedu PS, Krishna District. 4 P. George S/o. Musalaiah Krishna District. 5 K. Chowdri S/o. Ragavulu Krishna District. 6 N. Venkateshwer Rao S/o. Narayana Krishna District. 7 S. Ramachandra Rao S/o. Lakshmaiah Krishna District. 8 A. Rama Rao S/o. Subba Rao Krishna District. 9 T. Abraham S/o. Siemonu Robertsonpet, Krishna District. 10 B.L. Nohariah S/o. Bhushanam Taluk, Krishna District. 11 M. Basu Babu S/o. Subba Rao PS, Krishna District. 12 M. Rama Rao S/o. Gangaiah Krishna District. 13 J. Ananda Rao S/o. Nagaiah Krishna District. 14 K. Subba Rao S/o. Venkateshwer Rao Kalidindi PS, Krishna District. 15 P. Koteshwera Rao S/o. Sudarshnam Vatsavai PS, Krishna District. 16 A. Rahmam S/o. Sattar AR Bandar, Krishna District. 17 Shaik Alla Baksh S/o. Rasool Sahed Kanchikacherla PS, Krishna District. 18 K. Narayana Rao S/o.Musalaya Jaggaiahpet PS, Krishna District. 19 Y. Appa Rao S/o. Nooka Raju Krishna District. 20 B. Satyanarayan S/o. Govinda Rao Jagaiahpet PS, Krishna District. 21 T.V. Nageswara Rao S/o. Bagavantha Rao DCRB, Krishna District. 22 T. Edukondala Raju S/o. Somulu Agiripalli PS, Krishna District. 23 B. Nagabhushanam S/o.Anandam Gudivada PS, Krishna District. 24 V. Venkata Subba Rao Krishna District. 25 P. Panduranga Rao Krishna District. 26 Abdul Sattur , Krishna 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 appropriate writ or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Certiorari Calling for the records relating to and connected with order dt. 2-7-2002 in OA No. 6142 of 2002 on the file of the Hon'ble A.P.A.T. Hyderabad and to quash the same by holding as erroneous and contrary to law and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:GP FOR SERVICES I Counsel for the Respondent No.: . The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI & THE HON'BLE SRI. JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH WRIT PETITION NO :2569 of 2008 ORDER: (Per the Honourable Smt. Justice T.Meena Kumari) This writ petition is filed seeking to set aside the order, dated 2.7.2002 passed by the A.P. Administrative Tribunal in O.A.No.6142 of 2002. Before going into the merits of the case, it is relevant to note that the order impugned herein has been passed on 2.7.2002 whereas the present writ petition is preferred on 7.2.2008. Thus, there is an inordinate delay of five and half years in filing the writ petition. No explanation is forthcoming for such an inordinate delay in filing the writ petition nor the writ petition is accompanied by any limitation petition. In view of the inordinate delay of five and half years in challenging the order impugned herein, We feel that the writ petition is liable to be dismissed at its threshold on this count alone. Accordingly, this writ petition is dismissed. No costs. ___________________ Justice T.Meena Kumari _________________ Justice G.Chandraiah Dated:25.4.2008 Gurc/nn THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI & THE HON'BLE SRI. JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH WRIT PETITION NO 2569 of 2008 (Division Bench Order delivered by Honourable Smt. Justice T.Meena Kumari) 25/04/2008