IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN FRIDAY, THE 22ND MAY 2009 / 1ST JYAISHTA 1931 WP(C).No. 12311 of 2009(H) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ N.BABY, S/O.NEELAKANTA PILLAI, AMBALATHU VILAKATHU VEEDU, ENIKKARA, KARAKULAM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 564. BY ADVS. MR.G.P.SHINOD, MR.RAM MOHAN.G., MR.MANU V. RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT (WATER SUPPLY), GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, JALA BHAVAN, VELLAYAMBALAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 033, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR. 3. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, JALA BHAVAN, VELLAYAMBALAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 033. BY ADV. MR. C. UNNIKRISHNAN, SC, KWA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/05/2009,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.12311 of 2009 -------------------------------------- Dated 22nd May, 2009 JUDGMENT The petitioner, a former employee of the Kerala Water Authority who retired from service in the year 1997 has filed this writ petition claiming that he should have been absorbed as an NMR worker with effect from 20.3.1973 instead of 1.4.1979. The petitioner retired from service on attaining the age of superannuation on 31.10.1997, more than a decade back. The petitioner has more than a decade after retirement from service claimed regularisation with effect from an anterior date. There is no acceptable explanation for the long delay in raising the claim for regularisation with effect from 20.3.1973. In my considered opinion, the claim made by the petitioner is a stale claim. I therefore hold that the writ petition is highly belated and is liable to be dismissed on that short ground. The writ petition fails and is accordingly dismissed in limine. P.N.RAVINDRAN Judge TKS