IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 24TH FEBRUARY 2011 / 5TH PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 5823 of 2011(C) ------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- C.BALAKRISHNAN, CHAMBATHUNGAL HOUSE, THRISLERI.P.O., KATTIKKULAM VIA, MANANTHAVADY-670 646. NOW WORKING AS ASSISTANT PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, JFCM COURT-1, MANANTHAVADY. BY ADV. SRI.C.R.SIVAKUMAR RESPONDENTS: --------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPLE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOME (C) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF GENERAL OF PROSECUTION, OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF PROSECUTION, ERNAKULAM. PIN-682 031. 3. THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF KERALA(A & E), OFFICE OF THE AG'S OFFICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 4. PREMNATH.P., IX/106, PARAKKUNNAM.P.O., PALAKKAD-678 001. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.SANDESH RAJA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/02/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: VK S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 5823 of 2011 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 24th day of February, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is an Assistant Public Prosecutor Grade-II working at Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-I, Mananthavady. The petitioner is challenging Ext.P3 seniority list in this writ petition. Ext.P3 seniority list is dated 26.09.2006. From Ext.P3 itself, it is evident that before publishing Ext.P3 final seniority list, provisional seniority list was published and objections received against the same were considered. As such, it is clear that the petitioner wants to re-open a seniority list which became final more than 4 ½ years ago. I do not think that this court can permit that. Accordingly, on the ground of delay and laches this writ petition is dismissed. Sd/- S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE //True copy// P.A. TO JUDGE shg/