CWP No. 9556 of 2009 -1
IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH
CWP No. 9556 of 2009
Date of decision July 3, 2009
The Divisional Forest Officer (Territorial), Bhiwani
....... Petitioner
Versus
Om Pal son of Sh. Pirthi Singh and others
........Respondents
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN
Present:- Mr. D. S. Nalwa, Additional Advocate General,
Haryana for the petitioner.
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1. Whether reporters of local newspapers may be
allowed to see the judgment ?
2. To be referred to the reporters or not?
3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the
digest?
K. Kannan, J (oral).
1. The writ petitioner challenges the award passed
on 22.2.2006 directing reinstatement of the workman and 50% of back
wages along with continuity of service. The writ petition has been filed
more than three years after passing of the award and the ground for delay
as stated in para 8 of the petition is that there had been procedural delays
in getting the papers vetted and the petition could not be filed immediately.
In another case relating to the very same petitioner, this Court has already
considered that such delay shall not be acceptable and by an order passed
in CWP No. 6599 of 2009 dated 1.5.2009 this Court has refused to
condone the delay and dismissed the petition on the ground of laches. I do
not feel compelled to address the issue on merits but would confine to the
same reasoning as adopted earlier for the sake of consistency. No new
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grounds than what were already advanced in the earlier writ petition are
urged. The cause for the delay is unacceptable and I hasten to dismiss the
petition on the ground of laches.
2. The writ petition is dismissed in the above terms.
No costs.
(K. KANNAN)
JUDGE
July 3, 2009
archana