IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 13204 of 2008 Between: T. Appa Rao S/o. Late Baswaiah R/o. Balajinagar, Kodad, Nalgonda District. ..... PET IT IONER AND 1 APSRTC, Rep. by its Managing Director, Musheerabad, Hyderabad. 2 The Depot Manager, APSRTC, Bus Depot, Kodad, Nalgonda 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 an appropriate writ or direction particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the impugned proceeding No.P1/2(6)/2003 KDD Dated 21.04.2003 in withholding the increment for a period of (2) Years which will have eﬀect on his future increments beside treating the suspension period as not on duty as arbitrary, unjust, capriocious and in violation of Art. 14, 16 & 21 of th eConstitution of India as well as in violation of Reg. 12(13) of APSRTC, C.C.& A., Reg. 1967 and consequently direct the respondents to restore the deferred increment along with the all consequential beneﬁts duly treating the suspension period as on duly in the interest of justice and fair Play. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.V.NARASIMHA GOUD Counsel for the Respondent No.: SMT.B.G.UMA DEVI The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.13204 of 2008 ORAL ORDER: Questioning the impugned proceedings No.P1/2(6)/2003 KDD dated 21.4.2003 imposing punishment of stoppage of two increments with cumulative eﬀect, the present writ petition is ﬁled with a delay of ﬁve 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: 9.9.2008 DA THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.13204 of 2008 9.9.2008