IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR MONDAY, THE 15TH JUNE 2009 / 25TH JYAISHTA 1931 WP(C).No. 14954 of 2009(S) -------------------------- OA.440/2003 of CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL,ERNAKULAM BENCH .................... PETITIONER: --------------- C.P.SEBASTIAN,CHATHIYALIL HOUSE, ULLANAD.PO, ANTHINAD,KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, PIN-686651. BY ADV. SRI.GEORGEKUTTY MATHEW RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. UNION OF INDIA,REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY,MINISTRY OF RAILWAY,RAIL BHAVAN, NEW DELHI. 2. THE CHIEF PERSONAL OFFICER, SOUTHERN RAILWAY,PARK TOWN, CHENNAI-3. 3. THE SENIOR DIVISIONAL PERSONAL OFFICER, SOUTHERN RAILWAY,THAICAUD,THIRUVANANTAHPURAM. 4. THE DIVISIONAL RAILWAY MANAGER, SOUTHERN RAILWAY,THAICAUD,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. THE CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, ERNAKULAM BENCH. SRI.N.B.SUNIL NATH, SC, RAILWAYS. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15/06/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K. BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & C.T.RAVIKUMAR, JJ. ------------------------------ W.P.(C) No.14954 OF 2009 ------------------------------- Dated this the 15th day of June, 2009 J U D G M E N T ~~~~~~~~~~~ Balakrishnan Nair, J. The petitioner challenges Ext.P6 order dated 24.2.2006 in O.A.No.440/2003 on the files of the Central Administrative Tribunal, Ernakulam Bench. There is a delay of more than three years in challenging the said order. The respondents in Ext.P6 have already challenged that order and the said writ petition was dismissed by this Court by Ext.P7. In view of the unexplained and inordinate delay in challenging Ext.P6, the Writ Petition is not maintainable. Accordingly, it is dismissed. (K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR, JUDGE) (C.T.RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) ps