IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 16479 of 2008 Between: Srigadi Sridhara Swamy S/o. Rajayya, E-290785, Conductor, Siddipet, Hindu, aged 38 yrs, R/o. H.No. 6-4-26, Baremam Street, Siddipet, Medak District. ..... PET IT IONER AND The Depot Manager, APSRTC, Siddipet Depot, Medak District. .....RESPONDENT 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 an appropriate writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus to declare the ﬁnal order dt. 15-11-1995 passed by the respondent in proceedings No. as illegal, void abinitio and to quash the same and consequently directing the respondent to pay the period of suspension as on duty with continuity of service attendant beneﬁts and back wages and pay all the increments arrears up to date within the time to be fixed by the court and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.S.I.VARAHA GIRI Counsel for the Respondent No.: SMT.B.G.UMA DEVI The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.16479 of 2008 ORAL ORDER: Questioning the ﬁnal order issued by the Depot Manager, Siddipet Depot in Proceedings No.02/95(28)/95- SDPT dated 15.11.1995, whereunder the petitioner was imposed with punishment of stoppage of increments for a period of one year with cumulative eﬀect besides treating the suspension period as not on duty, the present writ petition is ﬁled with an abnormal delay of (13) years. There is no plausible explanation forthcoming for the said delay. I am of the opinion that the writ petition suffers from irretrievable laches, therefore the same is liable to be dismissed on this ground alone. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. No order as to costs. ________________ C.V.RAMULU, J Date: 10.9.2008 DA THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.16479 of 2008 10.9.2008