IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE T. MEENA KUMARI AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G. CHANDRAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 5583 of 2007 Between: 1 Government of A.P., rep. by its Prl.,Secretary, Home Department, A.P., Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 Government of A.P., rep. by its Prl., Secretary to Govt., Finance and Planning Department, Secretariat, Hyd. 3 The Director General and Inspector General of Police, A.P. Lakdikapool, Hyderabad. 4 The Superintendent of Police, Mahabubnagar District, Mahabubnagar. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 T. Balaiah, S/o.laxmaiah, Mahabubnagar District, Mahabubnagar. 2 S. Ramulu, S/o. S. Thimmanna, O/o. Krishna PS, Mahabubnagar District. 3 Mohd. Jeelani, S/o. Mohd. Moulana, O/o. Krihna PS, Mahabubnagar District. 4 M.A. Kareem, S/o. M.A. Raheem, Tadioor PS, Mahabubnagar District. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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. 04.07.2002 in O.A.no.408 of 1998 on the file of the Hon'ble A.P.A.T., Hyderabad and to quash or set-aside the same by holding as erroneous and contrary to law and pass such order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioners: GP FOR SERVICES I Counsel for the Respondents: None The Court made the following : HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE T. MEENA KUMARI AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G. CHANDRAIAH WRIT PETITION No. 5583 of 2007 ORDER: (per Smt. T.Meena Kumari,J) The Department filed the present writ petition seeking a writ of Certiorari to call for the records relating to and connected with the order dated 4.7.2002 in O.A. No.408 of 1998 on the file of the A.P. Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad and to quash or set aside the same by holding it as erroneous and contrary to law. The brief facts of the case are that the respondents herein filed O.A. No. 408 of 1998 before the Tribunal seeking a direction to the department to equate their pay with that of their counter parts, viz., APSP personnel and to extend the benefit of G.O. Ms. No. 280, Home, dated 13.12.2001 and to refix their pay by giving all consequential benefits. The Tribunal, by order dated 4.7.2002, impugned in this writ petition, disposed of the O.A. with a direction to the Department to consider the cases of the respondents in accordance with G.O. Ms. No. 280, Home department, dated 13.12.2001 read with R.P. No. 24090 to 24157 of 1989 and Writ Petition Nos. 406 and 6208 of 2000, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of the said order. Assailing the same, the Department filed this writ petition. Heard Smt. Sujana, learned counsel, appearing on behalf of the learned Government Pleader for Services-I and perused the order of the Tribunal, impugned in this O.A. Admittedly, the Department filed the present writ petition nearly after a period of six years after the impugned order was passed by the Tribunal. Learned Government Pleader is not in a position to show any justifiable reason for the abnormal delay in filing the writ petition. In the circumstances, we are not inclined to entertain the writ petition. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. No costs. ___________________ (T. MEENA KUMARI,J) Date: 3rd March, 2008 ___________________ (G. CHANDRAIAH,J) pnb