Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:20532 Court No. - 5 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 1822 of 2025 Petitioner :- Ram Prasad Respondent :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Dinesh Kumar Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Harshit Pandey Hon'ble Ajay Bhanot,J. Heard Shri Dinesh Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel for the State- respondent No. 1 and Shri Harshit Pandey, learned counsel for the respondent No. 2. The petitioner's mother retired from service on 30.04.2010. The only prayer made by the petitioner is for grant of A.C.P. benefits and interest at the rate of 12% per annum of his mother. The petitioner has approached this Court after a delay of more than 14 years. No satisfactory cause for the delay has been disclosed in the writ petition. The writ petition is dismissed on the ground of delay and laches. Order Date :- 13.2.2025 Jaswant Digitally signed by :- JASWANT KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- JASWANT KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- JASWANT KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- JASWANT KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad