Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:5930 Court No. - 32 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 13883 of 2021 Petitioner :- C/M Aacharya Vidya Sagar Private I.T.I. College And Another Respondent :- Union Of India Through Its Director General Of Training, Ministry Of Skill Developmentand 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Shri Ram Pandey Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I.,Dinesh Kumar Misra Hon'ble Saral Srivastava,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the respondents. 2. The petitioners by means of the present writ petition have challenged the order dated 12.07.2017 passed by Director of Training Board Secretary (NCBT)/respondent nos.2. 3. The writ petition has been filed in the year 2021. The Stamp Reporter has reported an inordinate delay of 1315 days i.e. more four years in filing the petition. 4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that in paragraph no.10 of the supplementary affidavit, delay has been properly explained. Paragraph no.10 of the supplementary affidavit is reproduced hereinbelow:-- " 10. That the petitioner also move various applications in detail to the minister of the Ministry of Skill Development Entrepreneurship Government of India and other respondents on 25.01.2018, 20.07.2018, 12.04.2019, 06.07.2019, 20.12.2019 and just after normal the covid pandemic on 16.11.2020, through the registry stating his detail grievances i.e. after elapse the period of 6 months, without provide any opportunity to the petitioner or sending notice or information to the petitioner the said cancellation of affiliation is illegal, arbitrary and against natural justice therefore, kindly consider the petitioners grievances and fixed the date of revisit at the institution Aacharya Vidyasagar Private I.T.I." 5. Perusal of paragraph no.10 of the supplementary affidavit discloses that the averments made in paragraph no.10 of the supplementary affidavit does not explain the delay of more than four years in filing the writ petition. 6. Since, there is an inordinate delay of more than four years in filing the writ petition which has not been properly explained by the petitioner, therefore, the writ petition is dismissed on the ground of delay and laches. Order Date :- 10.1.2025 NS Digitally signed by :- NITIN KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad