IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 21ST DECEMBER 2010 / 30TH AGRAHAYANA 1932 WP(C).No. 38014 of 2010(B) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- 1. PRAKASAN K.V., S/O. VELAYUDHAN, PCA 3823, MARARIKULAM POLICE STATION, ALAPPUZHA. 2. UDAYAN K.K., S/O. KOCHU CHERUKKAN, PCA 3824, MAVELIKARA POLICE STATION, ALAPPUZHA. 3. ANIL KUMAR, S/O. GANGADHARAN, PCA 3825, KAREELAKULANGARA POLICE STATION, ALAPPUZHA. 4. SASI M., S/O. MADHAVAN, PCA 3826, MOHAMMA POLICE STATION, ALAPPUZHA. BY ADVS. SRI.N.RATHEESH SMT.SUMA RATHEESH RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, HOME AFFAIRS, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE (RURAL), ALAPPUZHA. R1 TO R3 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. A.J. VARGHESE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/12/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ----------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 38014 OF 2010 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 21st day of December, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioners are Police Constables. They seek disposal of Exts.P1 to P1(d) representations filed by them in respect of their seniority. Although the petitioners have not produced the seniority list nor have they stated anywhere in the writ petition as to the date of the seniority list they are challenging, from Exts.P1 to P1(d) representations, I find that they have filed those representations against the seniority list dated 12.3.2009. The petitioners have not given any explanation whatsoever as to the delay of almost one year and nine months in filing the representations against the seniority list dated 12.3.2009. As such, the petitioners are guilty of unexplained delay and laches. Accordingly, for that reason the writ petition is dismissed. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd