THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY Writ Petition No.27109 of 2010 ORDER: The petitioner was engaged as Driver, on contract basis, by the A.P.S.R.T.C., on 23.06.2000. In the year 2005, he was subjected to medical examination. The Medical Officer opined that the petitioner is unfit to discharge the functions of a driver and a certificate to that effect was issued on 05.03.2005. On a request made by the petitioner, he was referred to an appellate authority i.e. Chief Medical Officer, Hyderabad. The petitioner appeared before that authority, who too opined that the petitioner is found unfit. Taking the same into account, the Depot Manager, Puttur Depot, passed an order, dated 25.06.2005, directing deletion of the name of the petitioner from the approved list of drivers. The same is challenged in this writ petition. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. The writ petition is barred by laches. He approached this Court after a lapse of more than five years. In his representation, made in the recent past, the petitioner has only challenged the correctness of the impugned report. Except that, no other prayer was made. Under these circumstances, this Court is not inclined to entertain the writ petition, and it is accordingly dismissed. There shall be no order as costs. _____________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J. Dt.22.11.2010. GJ