IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.20654 of 2008 Between: M. Naga Ratnamma W/o B. Krishnaiah, S-8/752, 2BN APSP, Kurnool, Kurnool District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court, Ananthapur rep. by its Presiding Officer. 2 The A.P.S.R.T.C., rep. by its Regional Manager, APSRTC, Kurnool Region, Kurnool District. 3 The A.P.S.R.T.C., rep. by its Depot Manager, Kurnool-I Bus Depot, Kurnool District. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Aﬃdavit ﬁled herein the High Court may be pleased to issue writ order or direction more particular one in the nature of writ of Certiorari and after calling for the records in I.D.No.272/2000 dt. 30.06.2003 on the ﬁle of the 1st respondent and quash the award dated 30.06.2003 in denying back wages and further imposing punishment of deferment of two annual increments without cumulative eﬀect to the petitioner as illegal, arbitrary and unjust, and consequently set aside the same by granting back wages and two annual increments to the petitioner and pass such other order or orderS. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR. G. RAVI MOHAN Counsel for the Respondent No.1: GP FOR LABOUR Counsel for the Respondent Nos.2 and 3: SMT. P. RAJANI REDDY The Court made the following: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.20654 OF 2008 ORDER: This writ petition is ﬁled questioning the award, dated 30.06.2003, passed in I.D.No.272 of 2000 on the ﬁle of the 1st respondent- Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court, Ananthapur, insofar as directing the management to impose a punishment of deferment of annual increment for a period of two years without cumulative effect on the petitioner. There is no necessity of going into all the details. It is suﬃce to notice that the impugned award was passed on 30.06.2003 and it is more than ﬁve years since the said award was passed. There is no plausible explanation from the petitioner for the inordinate delay caused in approaching this Court. The writ petition suﬀers from irretrievable laches and is, therefore, liable to be dismissed. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. No costs. _________________ JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU 15th September, 2008. IBL