THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.DURGA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO.18573 OF 2010 DATED: 30-06-2011. BETWEEN: SHAIK AKTHAR AHMED .. PETITIONER AND THE PRINCIPAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, MEDAK AT SANGA REDDY AND ANOTHER .. RESPONDENTS THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.DURGA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO.18573 OF 2010 O R D E R : Senior Assistant working in the judicial unit in Medak District has filed this writ petition aggrieved by the orders dated 21.1.1998. After due process of enquiry, the punishment of stoppage of four annual increments with cumulative interest has been imposed. The writ petition has been filed on 29.7.2010, more than twelve and a half years after passing of the impugned order. In para 6 of the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition the petitioner pleads that he failed to challenge the impugned proceedings for several years on account of proper guidance and legal advice. In the counter affidavit filed by the 1st respondent it is specifically contended that the writ petition is vitiated by delay and laches as the petitioner has filed the writ petition challenging an order passed in January 1998, after abnormal delay, and even without preferring an administrative appeal which was available. There is no satisfactory explanation pleaded for the extraordinary delay of more than twelve and a half years in filing the writ petition. Accordingly, on account of laches and delay the writ petition is dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. Dt: 30-06-2011. ( G.RAGHURAM, J ) ( P.DURGA PRASAD, J ) TNB THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.DURGA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO.18573 OF 2010 DATED: 30-06-2011.