IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND SEVEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE J.CHELAMESWAR AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY WRIT PETITION No.1795 OF 2007 Between: K.Nagaraju ..... PETITIONER AND The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Secretary, Health, Medical and Family Welfare Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad, And others. ....RESPONDENTS THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE J.CHELAMESWAR AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY WRIT PETITION No.1795 OF 2007 O R D E R (Per Sri Justice J.Chelameswar) Aggrieved by an order in O.A.No.7360 of 2002, dated 9th June, 2005, the unsuccessful applicant therein preferred the present writ petition. No explanation whatsoever is offered for the belated approach to this Court by way of the present writ petition. There is a delay of one and half years from the date on which the impugned order came to be pronounced. We are of the opinion that the writ petition is barred by laches, and therefore, the same is dismissed at the stage of admission itself. No costs. ----------------------------------- JUSTICE J.CHELAMESWAR -------------------------- P.SWAROOP REDDY 19th SEPTEMBER, 2007 PGS THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE J.CHELAMESWAR AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY WRIT PETITION No.1795 OF 2007 (Per Sri Justice J.Chelameswar) 19th FEBRUARY, 2007