WA 357/2007 BEFORE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.MADAN B. LOKUR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE P.K. MUSAHARY (Madan B. Lokur, CJ) The appellant is aggrieved by an order dated 27.7.2007 passed by the lea rned Single Judge in W.P.(C) No.3712 of 2007. Some property of the appellant was requisitioned by the Bharat Sanchar N igam Limited. This was sometime in the year 1989-90. The appellant approached the writ court claiming requisition compensatio n only in 2007 on the basis of an award made by the Collector, Kamrup District o n 2nd March, 2000. The learned Single Judge was of the view, and in our opinion quite right ly, that there was no cogent explanation for the inordinate delay in moving the Court. As it is, the requisition compensation related to the year 1989-90. Even if the award of the Collector was made in March 2000, there was no reason for t he appellant to approach the writ court in 2007. Learned counsel has drawn our attention to a letter dated 12.12.2006 for payment of house rent for requisition of the building for Telecom Office accomm odation. He says that this letter gave him the cause for coming to the writ cour t. It is well settled that continuing correspondence is not enough explanat ion for delay and laches. We are not inclined to entertain the writ appeal. Dismissed.