IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 19TH JANUARY 2011 / 29TH POUSHA 1932 WP(C).No. 34707 of 2010(K) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- P.ABOOBACKER HAJI, PUTHUKUDI HOUSE, KIZHAKKOTH P.O., KOZHIKODE. BY ADV. SRI.T.G.RAJENDRAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATH, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATH, KOZHIKODE. GOVT. PLEADER SRI. SANDESH RAJA. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/01/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. Siri Jagan, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W.P(C) No. 34707 of 2010 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this, the 19th day of January, 2011. J U D G M E N T The petitioner retired from the Panchayat Common Service as a Panchayat Inspector on 30.6.1991. He has filed this writ petition complaining that while he was in service, his juniors have been promoted and he is entitled to promotion with effect from the date when his juniors were promoted. That could have been only with effect from the date prior to 30.6.1991. The petitioner has filed this writ petition on 18.11.2010, nineteen years after his retirement. He has not offered any reasonable explanation for the long delay of 19 years in airing his grievances before the appropriate authorities, including this Court . In view of the long unexplained delay and laches, I am not inclined to exercise my discretionary jurisdiction in favour of the petitioner. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. Sd/- S. Siri Jagan, Judge. Tds/ [TRUE COPY] P.S TO JUDGE.