ANDHRA BANK THR. ITS CHAIRMAN & M.D. vs S. BALARAMA SWAMY (DEAD) BY LRS. . — C.A. No. 5630/2007

Case Summary: C.A. No. 5630/2007 Outcome: The Supreme Court allowed Andhra Bank's appeal, set aside the High Court Division Bench's reinstatement order, and restored the Single Judge's dismissal of the writ petition based on laches (unreasonable delay). Key Facts: Respondent, dismissed from Andhra Bank in 1987 for serious irregularities, filed a writ petition 11 years later without pursuing intermediate remedies. The Single Judge dismissed it for laches; the Division Bench reversed on jurisdictional grounds without addressing the delay issue. Ruling: The Court held the respondent failed to provide satisfactory explanation for the 10.5-year delay and agreed the writ petition should have been dismissed on laches alone, without reversing the entire dismissal order. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.