IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE FIRST 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.26608 OF 2006 Between: M.C.Chandra Sekhara Sharma ..... PETITIONER AND The District Educational Officer, Mahabubnagar District, Mahabubnagar. ....RESPONDENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE J.CHELAMESWAR AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY WRIT PETITION No.26608 OF 2006 O R D E R (Per Sri Justice J.Chelameswar) This writ petition is filed with a prayer as follows: “…Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue a Writ, Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the order Dated:26-8-2003 in O.A.No.5585/1997 on the ﬁle of A.P. Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad, is illegal, contrary to law and has the eﬀect of violation of fundamental rights guaranteed to the petitioners u/a 14, 16 & 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the Respondent No.2 to give appointment to the petitioner as Telugu Pandit Grade-II in pursuance of his selection in the Common Written Test held on 31-55-1992 followed by the veriﬁcation of records/interview held on 23-9-1992 and pass …” It is obvious from the prayer that the petitioner seeks to challenge an order of the Tribunal in O.A.No.5585 of 1997 dated 26.0.2003 in the year 2006 i.e. after a lapse of three and half years. O.A. itself came to be dismissed on the ground inter alia that the petitioner chose to approach the Tribunal after a lapse of five years. In the circumstances, we are of the opinion that the writ petition is barred by laches and the same is dismissed at the stage of admission itself. No costs. ----------------------------------- JUSTICE J.CHELAMESWAR -------------------------------------- JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY 1ST FEBRUARY, 2007 PGS THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE J.CHELAMESWAR AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY WRIT PETITION No.26608 OF 2006 (Per Sri Justice J.Chelameswar) 1ST FEBRUARY, 2007