IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 17198 of 2008 Between: Md.Moinuddin S/o.Md.Moulana APSRTC ..... PETITIONER AND The Depot Manager A.P.S.R.T.C Shadnagar Bus Depot Shadnagar, Mahabubnagar District .....RESPONDENT 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 a writ of Mandamus declaring that the action of the Respondents in imposing that action of the respondents in imposing a penalty of deferment of petitioner's annual increments as bad,arbitrary,unjust disprortionate and unreasonable and violative of principles of natural justice and also against the judgment of this Hon'ble Court and also the apex court by setting aside the final order No.02/95(31)/98-SDNR dt.10-06-1998 of the respondent herein and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.P.VENKATESWAR RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: SMT.B.G.UMA DEVI The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 17198 of 2008 ORDER: The petitioner is working as a Conductor in Shadnagar Depot of A.P.S.R.T.C. He was issued a charge sheet, dated 01.06.1998, alleging certain acts of misconduct. The petitioner submitted his explanation on 06.06.1998. On a consideration of the same, the respondent passed a final order, dated 10.06.1998, imposing the punishment of stoppage of annual increment for a period of one year with cumulative effect. The petitioner challenges the same. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel for the respondent. This writ petition is filed one decade after the impugned order was passed and it is barred by laches. Further, a Division Bench of this Court in W.A.No.623 of 2007 held that writ petitions cannot be entertained against such stale matters. Following the same, the writ petition is dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. _________ 12.08.2008 JSU ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{BMR} THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 17198 of 2008 Date: 12.08.2008 JSU