HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU Writ Petitions No.2308, 2546, 2547, 2548, 2552 and 2570 of 2008 COMMON ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice Ghulam Mohammed) All these writ petitions are filed challenging the orders passed by the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal, in the year 2002. The Tribunal had disposed of OAs directing the official respondents to consider the cases of the applicants in accordance with G.O.Ms.No.280 Home Department, dated 13-12-2001 and the orders made in Writ Petition Nos.406 and 6208 of 2000. The present writ petitions are filed in the year 2008 i.e. after lapse of about five years. 2. The only ground urged for the inordinate delay of about five years is the administrative procedure involved in processing the case papers. In the circumstances, we of the considered opinion that it is not a sufficient cause for condoning the abnormal delay of (5) years and the writ petitions suffer from irretrievable laches. The writ petitions are liable to be dismissed on this ground alone. Accordingly dismissed. No costs. ___________________________ GHULAM MOHAMMED, J. ___________________ C.V.RAMULU, J. 08-07-2008 bsc