IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE J.CHELAMESWAR and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO :5691 of 2005 Dated: 28th November 2005. Between: The Chief Engineer, Military Engineers Service, Jabalpur Zone and others ..... PETITIONERS AND P.V.Rama Sarma .....RESPONDENT THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE J.CHELAMESWAR AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN W.P.NO.5691 OF 2005 ORAL ORDER: (Per the Hon’ble Sri Justice J.Chelameswar) This writ petition is filed with the prayer as follows: “For the reasons stated in the accompanying affidavit the petitioner herein pray that this Hon’ble court may be pleased to issue a writ of Certiorari to call for records relating to and connected with order of CAT, Hyderabad bench, dt. 18-02-2003 in O.A.No.1563 of 2000 and quash and set aside the same and pass such other order or orders as this Hon’ble court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.” It is obvious from the prayer that the order, sought to be challenged in the present writ petition, is almost three years old and the present writ petition is filed after a lapse of more than 2 years in the month of March 2005. No explanation, whatsoever, is offered for the said delay. We are of the opinion the writ petition is barred by latches and is liable to be dismissed. In the circumstances, the writ petition is dismissed at the stage of admission. However, there shall be no order as to costs. ---------------------- J.Chelameswar, J ------------------------------ Ramesh Ranganathan, J 28th November 2005 mrk