Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:27017 Court No. - 18 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 196 of 2025 Petitioner :- Santosh Kumar Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Panchayatraj Lko. And 5 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Bipin Kumar Tiwari,Shrikant Mishra Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Karunesh Singh Pawar,J. 1.Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel who has accepted notice on behalf of respondents. 2.By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for issuance of a writ of mandamus directing respondent No.3 to pay full salary from 3.4.2012 to February 2024 in compliance of letter dated 22.10.2013 along with interest @ 18% per annum on belated release of full salary, with a further direction to decide petitioner's application dated 19.7.2024, Annexure-6. 3.An objection has been raised by learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel that the writ petition is highly belated and the delay and latches of more than ten years has not been explained at all while filing the writ petition. 4.I have perused the record as also the pleadings made in the writ petition. 5.Evidently, there is no explanation of delay and latches of more than 10 years in filing the petition. 6.The writ petition is dismissed on account of unexplained delay and latches. Order Date :- 8.5.2025/kkb/ Digitally signed by :- KRISHNA KUMAR BARANWAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- KRISHNA KUMAR BARANWAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench