IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 14714 of 2008 Between: N.G.M.Reddy S/o.N.Govida Reddy R/o.D.No.4-3-786C Giripuram, Tirupati, Chittoor District. ..... PET IT IONER AND 1 The Regional Manager, A.P.S.R.T.C. Chittoor Region, Tirupati. 2 The Divisional Manager, A.P.S.R.T.C. Tirupati, Chittoor District. 3 The Depot Manager, A.P.S.R.T.C. Puttoor Depot, Puttoor, Chittoor 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 to issue appropriate writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the proceedings No.PA/20(34)/2005-RM(T), dt. 27.5.2005 of the 1st respondent, in so far as ordering to reduce the basic pay of the petitioner by two incremental stages for a period of two years with cumulative eﬀect as illegal, arbitrary, shockingly disproportionate, in violation of principles of natural justice and in violation of Art 14 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to add deferred increments to the pay of the petitioner in the interest of the justice and to pass such other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.S.D.GOWD Counsel for the Respondent No.: SMT.W.V.S.RAJESWARI The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.14714 of 2008 ORAL ORDER: Questioning the impugned proceedings No.PA/20(34)/2005-RM(T) dated 27.5.2005 of the ﬁrst respondent, whereunder the basic pay of the petitioner was directed to be reduced by two incremental stages with cumulative eﬀect, the present writ petition is ﬁled with a delay of three years. There is no plausible explanation forthcoming for the said delay. I am of the opinion that the writ petition suffers from irretrievable laches, therefore the same is liable to be dismissed on this ground alone. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. No order as to costs. ________________ C.V.RAMULU, J Date: 10.9.2008 DA THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.14714 of 2008 10.9.2008