WPSS No.318 of 2010 Hon’ble Tarun Agarwala, J. Ms. Anjali Noliyal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. K. C. Tiwari, Brief Holder for the State. The petitioner has prayed for a writ of mandamus commanding the respondents to pay the salary for the period October, 1998 to September, 2007. In my opinion, the petitioner has approached the court belatedly and no plausible explanation has been given as to why the petitioner could not approach the court earlier. In the absence of any plausible explanation for the laches in approaching the court at this belated stage, this court is not inclined to issue any direction. The petition fails and is dismissed on the ground of laches. (Tarun Agarwala, J.) Dated 06.05.2010 LSR