IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 4423 of 2006 Between: J.B. Prakash, /o. Krishna, Khammam Depot, at Khammam, Khammam district. ..... PET IT IONER AND 1 The A.P.S.R.T.C., rep. by its Divisional Manager, Khammam. 2 The Depot Manager, APSRTC, Corporation, Khammam. .....RESPONDENT (S) 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 issue writ or direction preferably writ of mandamus, declaring the order issued by the 1st respondent in his proceedings No. Steno/19(78)/2004-DVM::KMM, DT. 04.02.2005, Conﬁrming the order of the 2nd respondent in his proceedings No. DM/KMM O/o. No.02/95(113) /96-KMM, dt. 16.12.1996 is illegal, arbitrary and violative of principles of natural justice and cosnequently set-a-side the punishment imposed by the 2nd respondent dt. 16.12.1996 is illegal, arbitrary a n d violative of principles of natural justice and consequently set-a side the punishment imposed by the 2nd respondent dt. 16.12.1996 and award all consequenhtial benefits to the petitioner and pass. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.KOWTURU VINAYA KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent No.: SMT.P.RAJANI REDDY The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.4423 of 2006 ORAL ORDER: This writ petition is ﬁled challenging the proceedings dated 16.12.1996 issued by the second respondent, wherein petitioner was imposed with punishment of stoppage of two increments with cumulative effect. It appears, questioning the impugned order, petitioner ﬁled appeal before the ﬁrst respondent with a delay of (8) years and the ﬁrst respondent refused to entertain the said appeal and rejected the same vide orders dated 4.2.2005 on the ground of laches. I am of the opinion that the ﬁrst respondent has not committed any error in rejecting the appeal ﬁled by the petitioner with an abnormal delay of (8) years, which was not properly explained. The writ petition is devoid of merits and liable to be dismissed. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. No order as to costs. ____________ C.V.RAMULU, J Date: 18.9.2008 DA THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.4423 of 2006 18.9.2008