THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI Writ Petition No. 2374 of 2010 Dated: 09.02.2010 Between: Mohd. Nasar Khan, Hyderabad. … Petitioner And Depot Manager, APSRTC, Hyderabad and 2 others. … Respondents THE HON'BLE Ms. JUSTICE G.ROHINI Writ Petition No. 2374 of 2010 O R D E R : The petitioner was imposed penalty of deferment of annual increment for a period of two years by order dated 13.03.1997 passed by the 1st respondent. The petitioner’s appeal against the said order was allowed in part by the 2nd respondent by order dated 24.06.1997 reducing the period of deferment of increment to 18 months with cumulative effect. The revision petition against the said order was dismissed by the 3rd respondent on 31.07.1997. Aggrieved by the same, the present writ petition is filed. Though various grounds have been raised, I am not inclined to go into the same since on the face of it, the writ petition is barred by laches. Even assuming that the petitioner’s representation dated 10.11.1997 is pending before the 3rd respondent, the same cannot be a ground to permit the petitioner to invoke the extraordinary jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India with an inordinate delay of 13 years particularly in the absence of any satisfactory explanation. Hence, the Writ Petition is dismissed. No costs. _____________ G. ROHINI, J. Date: 09.02.2010 KLP