IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE 1ST DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S. ASHOK KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO : 2903 of 2008 Between: 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Director General of Police, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 3 Superintendent of Police, Kurnool. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 Madarapu Sanjanna, R/o. H.No. 48/57, Bhudavarapeta, Kurnool, D.O.A. 14-01-1971 2 B. Jambulaiah, R/o. H.No. 64/166-B, S. Nagapa Street, Kurnool, D.O.A. 15-02-1971 3 Shaik Abdul Jabbar, R/o. D-Block, D2, New Police Quarters New Saibaba Talkies, Kurnool, D.O.A. 14-01-1971 4 S. Madar Saheb, R/o. H.No. 22-49/B-12, Kummari Street, Nandikotkur, Kurnool, D.O.A. 17-06-1963 5 T. Khadar Basha, R/o. H.No. 22-152, Sangayyapet, Nandikotkur, Kurnool, D.O.A. 14-01- 1970 .....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 directin more particularly one in the nature of "Writ of Certiorari" calling for the records, relating to and connected with order dated 18-02-2003 in O.A.No. 1042 of 2003 on the file fo the Hon'ble APAT Hyderabad and to quash the same by holding as erroneous and contrary to law and pass other orders Counsel for the Petitioners: GP FOR SERVICES I Counsel for the Respondents: . The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE T. MEENA KUMARI AND THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE S. ASHOK KUMAR W.P.NO. 2903 OF 2008 ORDER: (Per T. Meena Kumari, J) This writ petition is filed against an order passed by the Andhra Pradesh Appellate Tribunal, Hyderabad on 18.2.2003 in O.A.No. 1042 of 2003. An application has been filed by the respondents herein before the Tribunal for a direction to give the benefit of G.O.Ms.No. 280, Home (Police-D) Department, dt. 13.12.2001 and refix their pay by giving consequential benefits. The Tribunal disposed of the application by the impugned order directing the petitioners herein to consider the case of the respondents herein in accordance with the said G.O. The petitioners have approached this Court after five years of the impugned order having been passed. No reason whatsoever has been stated in the writ affidavit for coming to this Court after five years. On this count only, the writ petition is not maintainable and it is accordingly dismissed. No order as to costs. ___________________ T. MEENA KUMAR, J ___________________ S. ASHOK KUMAR, J Dt.1.4.2008 KR ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.2CCs to GP for Services-I 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{SPJS}