IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE J.CHELAMESWAR AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.24919 2005 Between: Punnamaraju Nageswar Rao, S/o.Narasimha Rao, Aged 44 years, Unemployee, R/o.H.No.Thota Colony, Prattipadu, E.G. District. ..... PETITIONER AND The Director of Medical Education, A.P., Koti, Hyderabad, and another. ....RESPONDENTS THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE J.CHELAMESWAR AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.24919 OF 2005 O R D E R (Per Sri Justice J.Chelameswar) This Writ Petition is filed with a prayer as follows: “……It is prayed that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to Issue an order or orders more particularly one in the NATURE OF WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of the respondents without being enhancing the upper age limit to the post of Pharmacist Grade-II as per G.O.Ms.No.983, dated: 6-11-1995 and issuing Notification in Rc.No.14038/E4.A/97, dated: 16-10-1998 is highly illegal, arbitrary, violative of Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India and further direct the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner for appointment to the post of Pharmacist Grade-II by enhancing the upper age limit and consequently set aside the Judgment of the A.P. Administrative Tribunal in O.A.No.8047/98 dated: 28-8-2003 and ……” The impugned order is an order dated 28th August, 2003 of the A.P. Administrative Tribunal. In the impugned order, it is clearly stated by the Tribunal that there was no representation on behalf of the applicant, who is the petitioner herein. No satisfactory explanation is offered for the above-mentioned conduct of the petitioner. In the circumstances, we are of the opinion that the writ petition is barred by laches and the same is accordingly dismissed at the stage of admission. ----------------------------------- JUSTICE J.CHELAMESWAR --------------------------------------------- JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN 23rd NOVEMBER, 2005 PGS THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE J.CHELAMESWAR AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.24919 OF 2005 (Per Sri Justice J.Chelameswar) 23rd NOVEMBER, 2005