WP(C) 1348/2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE B. K. SHARMA Heard Mr. D.P. Chaliha, learned senior counsel assisted by Mr. S. Rana, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Dr. B. Ahmed, learned Standing Cou nsel, Irrigation Department. By means of this writ petition, filed on 1.3.2011, the petitioners have challenged the order dated 13.7.1981, passed about 30 years back by which their services were dispensed with. It is on record that the petitioners were engaged as Khalashi in the year 1981. it is also on record that the petitioners after th eir initial appointment as Khalashi in the year 1981, were terminated within 2 ( two) months of their services. The orders of termination were put to challenge b y filling a suit which was dismissed. Thereafter the petitioners approached the Assam Administrative Tribunal by filling case No. 23/ATA/95, which was dismissed by order dated 27.9.95 on the ground unexplained inordinate delay. Now, the present writ petition has been filed after about 16 years of the said order cha llenging the same. According to the petitioners, they have made several representation to t he authorities but the same having not attended to, they have now approached thi s Court. Earlier they had filed a writ petition being WP(C) 5009/2010 agitating the same grievance but the same was withdrawn as recorded in the order dated 22. 2.2011. The petitioner who had been appointed as Khalashi way back in 1981 and w orked for only 2 (two) months, cannot now seek a writ of mandamus for their rein statement. Long 30 years have passed since then. Their appeal was rightly reject ed by the Tribunal on the ground of inordinate delay. Even after the said order dated 27.9.95, about 16 years have passed, now the instant writ petition has bee n filed. In view of the above, the writ petition is dismissed.