IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 8TH JUNE 2011 / 18TH JYAISHTA 1933 WP(C).No. 4859 of 2011(F) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- M.P. AIYAPPAN, S/O.M.P. APPAN, AGED 63, VALSA, D-1, TAGORE NAGAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADVS. SRI.S.SREEKUMAR, SRI.P.MARTIN JOSE, SRI.P.PRIJITH, SRI.ANEESH JAMES. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, POWER DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. 2. THE CHAIRMAN, KERALA STATE POWER AND INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE CORPORATION, KPFC BUILDING, VELLAYAMBALAM, TRIVANDRUM, PIN -695 001. R1 BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT. SMITHA SUKUMARAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/06/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No.4859 of 2011 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 8th day of June, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is challenging Ext.P4 order dated 13.03.2007 on 14.02.2011, 4 years after Ext.P4 order was passed. By order dated 16.02.2011 the petitioner was asked to explain the long delay. Subsequently the petitioner filed an affidavit stating that he had filed repeated representations and he was bonafide hoping that he would get a favourable order on that representations. It is settled law that filing of repeated representations are not sufficient explanation for delay. In the above circumstances, the writ petition suffers from the vice of unexplained delay and laches. This writ petition is dismissed on that ground. Sd/- S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE //True copy// P.A. TO JUDGE shg/