IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 1752 OF 2010 Between: B.Basavaraja ..... PETITIONER AND The Inspector General, SWS, CISF, South West Sector, Mumbai and others .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: Counsel for the Respondents: The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 1752 of 2010 ORDER : In this writ petition the petitioner seeks to challenge the order passed in the year 1999 under which a penalty of reduction of pay by one stage from Rs.3275/- to 3200/- in the time scale of pay for a period of two years with effect from 15.02.1999, was imposed. Even the Revision petition preferred by the petitioner against the said order was dismissed on 19.10.2002. The said orders are under challenge in this writ petition. Though various grounds have been raised by the petitioner assailing the impugned orders, I am not inclined to go into merits of the case since the petitioner failed to give satisfactory explanation for the inordinate delay of more than 8 years in moving the Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. Hence the writ petition is liable to be dismissed in limini on the ground of laches alone. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed. No costs. _____________ G. ROHINI, J. Date: 02.02.2010 Ivd