IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH & THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION No.3516 of 2009 Between: K. Siva Rama Krishna S/o. Late Nagalingam Senior Civil Judge's Court, Kandukur, R/o. Kandukur, Prakasam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Hon'ble High Court of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Registrar, (Management), High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The Disciplinary Authority-cum-District Judge, Ongole, Prakasam 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 to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Certiorari by calling the records on the file of the 1st respondent pertaining to order passed in Roc.No.2354/2005,C.4(Con), dated 19.9.2006 by confirming the orders of the 2nd respondent dated 5.8.2005, subsequently to set aside the same by giving all service benefits to the petitioner and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.K.RAMA KOTESWARA RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: G.VIDYASAGAR (SC FOR APHC) The Court made the following: Form-NIC-OGS/WP{MSN} THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH & THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION No.3516 of 2009 ORDER: (per Hon’ble Sri Justice V.Eswaraiah) The petitioner questions the order of the District Judge, Prakasam District, dated 05/06-08-2005, imposing punishment of withholding of one increment for one year without cumulative effect, as confirmed by the High Court in ROC.No.2354/2005, C.4 (Con.), dated 19.09.2006. As the order of District Judge, Prakasam District and the impugned order are passed nearly about two and half years ago, we do not see any justification on the part of the petitioner in approaching this Court under extraordinary jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. More so, no explanation has been submitted by the petitioner for not approaching this Court immediately after passing of the impugned order. Therefore, we are not inclined to entertain this writ petition exercising the jurisdictino under Article 226 of the constitution of India on the ground of latches on the part of the petitioner. The Writ Petition is, accordingly, dismissed. No order as to costs. __________________ V.ESWARAIAH,J ____________________________ VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR,J Dated: 25.02.2009 Dsr ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Hon'ble High Court of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Registrar, (Management), High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The Disciplinary Authority-cum-District Judge, Ongole, Prakasam District. 3. 2 CD copies