IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 2556 of 2008 Between: 1 The Government of Andrha Pradesh Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Director General of Police A.P. Saifabad, Hyderabad. 3 The Superintendent of Police Khammam, Khammam District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 Maddela Narasimha Rao S./o. Rama Rao R/o.C/o. P.S. Aswaraopeta, Appointed as PC 921 on 24-7-1965 2 Pilla Ramulu S/o. Suryanarayana R/o. H.No. 5-3-416/3, Paka Banda Bazar, Near Mission Hospital, Khammam, Appointed as PC 567 on 30-9-1950 3 Patan Akber Khan S/o. Late Rahaman Khan R/o. GOllagudem (Village) Anantharam (Post) Pinapaka Mandal, Appointed as PC 125 on 23-6-1968 .....RESPONDENTS 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 an appropriate writ or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Certiorari" calling for the records relating to and connected with order dt. 13-11-2002 in OA No. 10357 of 2002 on the file of the Hon'ble Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad Hyderabad and to quash the same by holding as erroneous and contrary to law and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:GP FOR SERVICES I Counsel for the Respondent No.: . The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI & THE HON'BLE SRI. JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH WRIT PETITION NO :2556 of 2008 ORDER: (Per the Honourable Smt. Justice T.Meena Kumari) This writ petition is filed seeking to set aside the order, dated 13.11.2002 passed by the A.P. Administrative Tribunal in O.A.No.10357 of 2002. Before going into the merits of the case, it is relevant to note that the order impugned herein has been passed on 13.11.2002 whereas the present writ petition is preferred on 7.2.2008. Thus, there is an inordinate delay of five and half years in filing the writ petition. No explanation is forthcoming for such an inordinate delay in filing the writ petition nor the writ petition is accompanied by any limitation petition. In view of the inordinate delay of five and half years in challenging the order impugned herein, We feel that the writ petition is liable to be dismissed at its threshold on this count alone. Accordingly, this writ petition is dismissed. No costs. ___________________ Justice T.Meena Kumari _________________ Justice G.Chandraiah Dated:25.4.2008 Gurc/nn THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI & THE HON'BLE SRI. JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH WRIT PETITION NO 2556 of 2008 (Division Bench Order delivered by Honourable Smt. Justice T.Meena Kumari) 25/04/2008