CWP No.2422 of 2009 22.07.2009 Present: Mr. Y.P.S. Dhaulta, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General with Mr. J.K. Verma and Mr. Anil Jaswal, Deputy Advocate Generals for the respondents. The petitioner was removed from service in the year 1993. We are in 2009. There is unexplained delay of more than 16 years. This Court will not look into stale claims. Moreover, the petitioner has not placed on record his removal/dismissal order. In the absence of the same, the writ petition cannot be adjudicated upon. Accordingly, there is no merit in the present petition and the same is dismissed. No costs. (Jagdish Bhalla), CJ. (Rajiv Sharma), J. July 22, 2009. (rkv)