Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:19241 Court No. - 18 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 3718 of 2025 Petitioner :- Dr. Umesh Chandra Gupta And 5 Others Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Medical Health And Family Welfare, Lko. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Hari Prasad Gupta,Bhanu Pratap Singh,Hari Ram Gupta,Hariank Gupta Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Karunesh Singh Pawar,J. 1.Heard Shri Yogesh Verma and Shri Hari Prasad Gupta, learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.C.S.C. for the State-respondent No.1. 2.By this petition, the petitioners have prayed for quashing of the impugned orders dated 02.02.2005 and 20.05.2005 contained Annexure Nos.1 and 2 to the writ petition. 3.At the outset, learned State counsel has submitted that petitioners while filing the writ petition has not explained the delay and laches of twenty years at all. The writ petition is highly belated and is liable to be dismissed on account of delay. 4.This fact could not be disputed by learned counsel for the petitioners as to why the petitioners have approached this Court after delay of approximately twenty years. 5.Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed on account of unexplained delay and laches. Order Date :- 7.4.2025 Saurabh Yadav/- Digitally signed by :- SAURABH YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench