<;•..' ^ ;< € ^'*i&l.£ r^ •;:^^^»?:' IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WRIT PETITION (S) No. ^0_^y20Q9 ^ ^ PETITIONER ^4^ •r3^3:;- »<i^.^1 RESPONDENTS 1. ^ Kailas Khobragarhe aged about 40 years, S/o H.C. Khobragarhe, R/o Brinda Nagar Camp Near Anna Kirana Stores. P.0 Supela, Tahsil and Disttr Durg VERSUS Steel Authority of India, through Chairman/IspatBhawan, Lodi Road New Delhi. BhilaiSteel Plant, through Managing Director, Bhilai, Distt. Durg. WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA IIN»1»» HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGH AT BILASPUR (Hon. MT. Justice Pritinker Diwaker) Wnt Petition (S) No. 3070 of 2009 PETETSONER VERSUS RE8PONDENT Kailas Khobragarhe Steel Authority of India and another. Shri Punit Ruarel counse! for the petitioner. WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTSCLE 228 OF THE CON8TITUTION OF INDSA O RD E R (02.07.2009) Grievance of the petitioner is that in the year 1997 an advertisement was issued by the respondents for the post of TOT Diese! Mechanic and according to the petitioner, he had applied for the same and aiso appeared in the interview but result of the same was not communicated to him for about 10 years and uitimately by order dated 19.12.2008 (Annexure P-2) the same has been communicated to the petitioner. Petitionerseeks a direction for his appointment on the post of TOT Diesel Mechanic with alt consequentiaE benefits. He also prays for being adequatefy compensated by the respondents. From pemsai of Annexure P-2 fifed by the petitioner it is dear that on 27.10.1997 the interview was conducted and on 13.12.1997 information was given in respect of the seiected candidates. Thus, in the opinion of this Court the case of the petitioner lacks merit. Secondly, the petition is iiable for dismissal on the ground of delay and iatches aEso as admittedly the interview was conducted on 27.10.1997 and result of the same was declared on 13.12.1997 whereas the petition has been filed in June 2009. Thus the petition faiis on merit as aiso on the ground of delay and latches and accordingly the same is dismissed as such atthe motion stage itself. Sd/- Pritinker Diwaker Judge ^