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 : 2574 of 2008 Between: 1 Superintendent of Police, Krishna, Machilipatnam. 2 Director General of Police, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 3 Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 B. Prabhakara Rao, S/o. Govardhan Rao, Dae of Enlist 15-12-1968 Machilipatnam DPO, Krishna District. 2 M. Ganapathi Rao, S/o. Pedda Punnaiah, Dae of Enlist 14-12-1969 Krishna District. 3 C.B. Venkateswara Rao, S/o. Ammayavar, Dae of Enlist 08-12-1962 Krishna District. 4 Bhushanam, S/o. Ramaswamy, Dae of Enlist 13-04-1968 Krishna District. 5 M.J. Tereja Rao, S/o. Rayappa, Dae of Enlist 28-11-1962 Krishna District. 6 Syed Suabuddin, S/o. Syed Umer, Dae of Enlist 15-12-1962 Krishna District. 7 M. Ramamurthy, S/o. Venkatanarayana, Dae of Enlist 18-11-1949 Krishna Zone, Vijayawada. 8 G. Satyanarayana, S/o. Subbaiah, Dae of Enlist 19-3-1963 Krishna District. 9 K. Someswara Rao, S/o. Kanakaiah, Date of Enlist 24-04-1942 DPO Machiliptnam, Krishna District. 10 G.D. Nageswara Rao, S/o. Raghavaiah, Date of Enlist 14-02-1972 nandivada PS, Krishna District. 11 V. Gandhi, S/o. Ramasheshu, Date of Enlist25-04-1944 Machilipatnam, Krishna District. 12 S. Nageswara Rao, S/o. nagabhushanam, Date of Enlist 16-6-1966, Veeravalli PS., Krishna District. 13 K. Nageswara Rao, S/o. Satyanarayana, Date of Enlist 13-08-1959 Chillakalapudi PS, Krishna District. 14 S.R. Sobandri, S/o. Narsimha Rao, Dae of Enlist 15-12-1971 Intelligence, Krishna District. 15 A. Ambedkar, S/o. Nagaratnam, Dae of Enlist 14-01-1970 Kanchikacherla PS, Krishna District. 16 K. Murali Krishna, S/o. Purushotham, Dae of Enlist 13-04-1968 DPO, Machilipatnam, Krishna District. 17 K. Balakrishna, S/o.Muniswamy, Dae of Enlist 08-10-1949 Guduru, PS, Krishna District. 18 K. Satyanarayana, S/o. Narasaiah, Dae of Enlist 14-02-1972 Gudivada I Town PS, Krishna District. 19 G.V. Narasimha Rao, S/o. Narasaiah, Dae of Enlist 14-01-1970 Guduru PS, Krishna District. 20 N.J. Wilson, S/o. Nageswara Rao, Date of Enlist 12-021960 Vatsavai PS, 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 dated 11-10-2002 in O.A.No. 9470 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 :2574 of 2008 ORDER: (Per the Honourable Smt. Justice T.Meena Kumari) This writ petition is filed seeking to set aside the order, dated 11.10.2002 passed by the A.P. Administrative Tribunal in O.A.No.9470 of 2002. Before going into the merits of the case, it is relevant to note that the order impugned herein has been passed on 11.10.2002 whereas the present writ petition is preferred on 6.2.2008. 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 2574 of 2008 (Division Bench Order delivered by Honourable Smt. Justice T.Meena Kumari) 25/04/2008