THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMA MOHANA RAO W.A.No.1069 of 2010 JUDGMENT (Per the Hon’ble Sri Justice Ghulam Mohammed) The appellant is a Driver in Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation. He was subjected to departmental proceedings and after enquiry, by proceedings dated 15.03.2003, penalty of postponement of annual increment for a period of one year, which shall have the effect on his future increments was imposed on him besides treating his suspension period as not on duty for all purposes. The appeal filed by him was rejected on 25.06.2004. Challenging both the orders, he filed W.P.No.6177 of 2009, whereby the learned single Judge by order dated 25.03.2009 dismissed the same on the ground of delay of nearly five years in filing the writ petition. Aggrieved by the same, he filed the present appeal. 2. Heard both sides. 3. Inasmuch as the appellant proceeded to file appeal as well as writ petition with inordinate delay, and they were dismissed on the said ground, we are not inclined to interfere with the impugned order at this length of time. 4. Accordingly, the Writ Appeal is dismissed. No order as to costs. ______________________ GHULAM MOHAMMED, J _________________________ NOOTY RAMA MOHANA RAO, J Date:21.11.2011 sj .