IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 19795 of 2008 Between: G. Munikrishna Naidu, S/o. G. Govinda Naidu, E. 508302, R/o. 29/80, Palamanair, Chittoor District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The APSRTC, Rep. by its Vice Chairman & Managing Director. Bus Bhavan, Musheerabad, Hyderabad. 2 The APSRTC, Rep. by its Regional Manager, Chittoor Region, Chittoor, Chittoor District. 3 The APSRTC, Rep. by its Depot Manager, Pileru Bus Depot, Chittoor District. 4 The APSRTC, Rep. by its Depot Manager, Palamaneru Bus Depot, Chittoor 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 will be pleased to issue an order, direction or writ more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not considering the petitioner case for the promotion as Mechanic Grade-II as per the Trade Test Seniority List dated 08-04-1991 as illegal, arbitrary and unjust and consequently direct the respondents to consider the case of the Petitioner case for the promotion as Mechanic Grade-II w.e.f. 1992 as per the Trade Test Seniority List dated 08-04-1991 with all consequential benefits and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.G.RAVI MOHAN Counsel for the Respondent No.: SMT.W.V.S.RAJESWARI The Court made the following : ORDER This writ petition is ﬁled seeking a Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in not considering the case of the petitioner for promotion as Mechanic Grade-II as per the Trade Test Seniority List dated 8.4.1991, as arbitrary and illegal and consequently to direct the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner for promotion as Mechanic Grade II with eﬀect from 1992 as per the Trade Test Seniority List dated 8.4.1991. In fact, the petitioner was promoted to the post of Mechanic Grade-II in the year 1996. There is abnormal delay of 17 years in ﬁling the writ petition seeking the said reliefs. No plausible explanation is forthcoming for such abnormal delay. Writ petition is in the nature of speculation and the same is devoid of merits and is liable to be dismissed. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. No costs. __________ 11-09-2008 rkk