IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE Mr. JUSTICE J.CHELAMESWAR and THE HON'BLE Mr. JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 16688 of 2004 Between: 1 The Commissioner of Industries, A.P., Hyderabad 2 The Vice Chairman & Managing Director, LIDCAP of Andhra Pradesh, 4th Floor, Samrat Complex, Saifabad, Hyderabad 3 The Manager Incharge, MLGM Unit (LIDCAP), Vijayawada-7 ..... PETITIONERS AND Sri Mohd. Ibrahim ALi R/o H. No. 40-17/1-57, Backside Green Land Hotel, Bhaani Garden, Labbipet, Vijayawada-10 .....RESPONDENT 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 connected with order dated 05-07-2002 in O.A. NO. 3239 of 1995 on the file of the Hon'ble Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal Hyderabad and to quash the same as erroneous and contrary to law. Counsel for the Petitioner:GP FOR SERVICES I Counsel for the Respondent : The Court at the admission stage made the following ORDER: (per the Hon’ble Sri Justice J. Chelameswar.J.) Aggrieved by the Judgment of the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad in O.A.No.3239 of 1995 dated 05.07.2002, the present writ petition has been filed by the State of Andhra Pradesh. The writ petition is filed on 10.09.2004 i.e. almost two years three months after the date of the Judgment passed in the above-mentioned O.A. No explanation whatsoever is offered by the petitioners in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition for the delayed approach to this Court. In the circumstances, we are of the opinion that the writ petition is barred by laches and the same is accordingly dismissed at the admission stage itself. No costs. ------------------------------- J. Chelameswar. J. ------------------------------- Goda Raghuram J. 08.11.2004 ksld. To Two CD copies.