IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S. ASHOK KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO : 20705 of 2006 Between: 1 The Director of School Education, A.P., Hyderabad. 2 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep., by its Secretary, Education Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 3 The District Education Officer, Warangal. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 Smt.B.Radha, School Assistant (Arts.) Rampur, Dharmasagar Mandal. 2 Smt.T.Sujata, 3 The Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad, Warangal District, Warangal. .....RESPONDENTS 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 issue an appropriate writ or direction more particularly one in the nature of "Writ of Certiorari" calling for the records relating to and connected with order dt.06-04-2004 in O.A.No.5035 of 1999 on the file of the Hon'ble A.P.A.T., Hyderabad and to quash or set-aside the same by holding as erroneous and contrary to law and pass such order or orders as the Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner: GP FOR SERVICES I Counsel for the Respondents : G.ELISHA( SC FOR ZPPS AND MPPS,TEL REG) The Court made the following: THE HON'BLE SMT JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S. ASHOK KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO : 20705 of 2006 ORDER:(per Smt.Justice T. Meena Kumari) The present writ petition is filed by the petitioners seeking to set aside the order of the tribunal passed in O.A.No.5035 of 1999 on 06-04- 2004. Before going into the merits of the case, it is pertinent to note that the Tribunal has passed the order in O.A.No.5035 of 1995 on 06-04- 2004, whereas the present writ petition has been preferred in the year 2006. No explanation is forthcoming for such an inordinate delay of two years in challenging the order of the tribunal. On this count alone, this writ petition is devoid of merits and the same is liable to be dismissed. Accordingly, this writ petition is dismissed. No costs. _______________________ Justice T. Meena Kumari __________________ Justice S. Ashok Kumar 24th March 2008. Rns. To 1. The Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad, Warangal District, Warangal. 2. 2CCs 3. 2CD copies