IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 14TH JULY 2010 / 23RD ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 21907 of 2010(K) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT REGISTRAR (GENERAL) DISTRICT REGISTRAR OFFICE, PATHANAMTHITTA 3. THE SUB REGISTRAR, PERUNAD SUB REGISTRAR OFFICE, PERUNAD P.O.,PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. P.D.THOMAS, S/O.K.V.DOMINIC PUTHUPARAMPIL, EDAKUNNAM,(31ST MILE) MUNDAKAYAM P.O.,MUNDAKAYAM VILLAGE, \ KANJIRAPPALLY TALUK, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT PIN-686513 2. LOK AYUKTHA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ADV.SRI.P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/07/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 21907 of 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 14th day of July, 2010 J U D G M E N T This writ petition is filed by the State and its officers challenging Ext.P2 order of the Kerala Lok Ayukta on the ground that the Lok Ayukta does not have jurisdiction to decide the issue involved in the complaint in which Ext.P2 order has been passed. I am not inclined to go into the merits of the contentions in so far as Ext.P2 order is dated 05.07.2007 and the petitioners are challenging that order after more than three years. Petitioners have not been able to satisfy me that they had sufficient reasons not to challenge the order earlier within a reasonable time. As such, the writ petition suffers from the vise of unexplained delay and laches. Accordingly the writ petition is dismissed on that ground. S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE shg/