THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO.2602 OF 2007 DATED: 13-02-2007 Between: D. Ramreddy .. Petitioner and The Depot Manager, APSRTC, Huzurabad Depot, Karimnagar District. .. Respondent THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO.2602 OF 2007 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a mandamus declaring the Office Order No.02/95 (17)/99-HZB dated 08.09.1999 of the respondent imposing major punishment of deferment of two annual increments with cumulative effect on the petitioner, without conducting departmental enquiry, as illegal, arbitrary and violative of principles of natural justice. The impugned order was passed on 08.09.1999. The present writ petition is filed now i.e. in the year 2007. Therefore, the writ petition suffers from irretrievable laches and no reasons are furnished for condoning the delay in filing the writ petition. The writ petition is liable to be dismissed and accordingly dismissed at the stage of admission. There shall be no order as to costs. ____​__________ C.V. RAMULU, J 13th February 2007. IBL