IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 14TH JUNE 2010 / 24TH JYAISTHA 1932 WP(C).No. 18318 of 2010(L) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): RESPONDENT ------------------------- THE DISTRICT REGISTRAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SHRI.P.NARAYANAN RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANTS --------------------------- 1. R.GOPALAKRISHNAN, S/O.RAMAMADHAVAN, SREEVALSAM, MARANAD, PANGODE VILLAGE, BHARATHANNOOR P.O., NEDUMANGAD TALUK, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. 2. V.SUKUMARA PILLAI, S/O.VASUDEVAN PILLAI, SREESUKHUVAS, KADUVAYIL, ATTINGAL VILLAGE, ATTINGAL P.O., CHIRAYINKEEZHU TALUK, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. 3. UPA LOK AYUKTA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No. 18318 of 2010 ================== Dated this the 14th day of June, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner challenges Ext.P2 order of the Kerala Lok Ayukta in this writ petition on the ground that the Lok Ayukta did not have jurisdiction to decide the issue involved in that case. From Ext.P2, I find that the same was passed as early as on 5.8.2004, almost five and-a-half years ago. The petitioner has not been able to satisfactorily explain the long delay of five-and-a-half years. Therefore, this writ petition suffers from the vice of unexplained delay and laches. The writ petition is dismissed on that ground. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge