IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 17126 of 2008 Between: G.M.Narasanna S/o.Chennappa R/o.D.No.1-70,Sulthanapuram Adoni,Kurnool District ..... PET IT IONER AND 1 The Industrial Tribunal cum Labour Court, Anantapur rep.by its Chairman cum Presiding officer 2 The Depot Manager, APSRTC, Yemmiganur Depot Yemmiganur ,Kurnool District 3 The Depot Manager, APSRTC Piler Depot Piler, Chittoor District .....RESPONDENT (S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Aﬃdavit ﬁled herein the High Court will be pleased to to issue appropriate writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Certiorari after calling for the records relating to the award made in ID.No.298 of 2002 dated 19.6.2004 on the ﬁle of the Industrial Tribunal cum Labour Court,Anantapur, and quash the award in so far as denying the continuity of service and other beneﬁts in the interest of justice and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.S.D.GOWD Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR LABOUR The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.17126 of 2008 ORAL ORDER: Questioning the award made in I.D.No.298 of 2002 dated 19.6.2004, whereunder the respondent-Management was directed to reinstate the petitioner as fresh Driver, the present writ petition is ﬁled with a delay of four years. There is no plausible explanation forthcoming for the said delay. I am of the opinion that the writ petition suﬀers from irretrievable laches, therefore the same is liable to be dismissed on this ground alone. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. No order as to costs. ________________ C.V.RAMULU, J Date: 10.9.2008 DA THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.17126 of 2008 10.9.2008