CWP no.10715 of 2011 Gurdev Singh vs. State of Punjab and others Present:- Mr.Ravi Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner The petitioner was granted the deemed date of regularization by virtue of Annexure P-4 which was passed in the year 2005. He has approached this Court for un-settling the said date by seeking a deemed date of regularization to a prior date so as to ensure a higher place in the seniority list. On due consideration of the matter, I do not deem it appropriate to interfere at this stage when the petitioner has approached the Court belatedly after lapse of 6 years when the said order was clearly to his knowledge and if he had any surviving grievance against the order he ought to have approached the Court at the appropriate time and within a reasonable period. Matters like seniority which remain settled for long time cannot be unsettled at a belated stage because they have a cascading effect. Hence, the instant petition is hereby dismissed on the ground of delay and laches. June 3, 2011 (Mahesh Grover) rekha Judge