Civil Writ Petition No. 8940 of 2007 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, Chandigarh. Civil Writ Petition No. 8940 of 2007 Date of Decision: 5.5.2008 The District Family Welfare Officer, U.T. Chandigarh …Petitioner Versus The Presiding Officer, Labour Court, Union Territory, Chandigarh and Another. …Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Ms. Puneeta Sethi, Advocate, Additional Standing Counsel for the petitioner. Mr. Davinder Lubana, Advocate for respondent No.2. Ashutosh Mohunta, J. (Oral) C.M. No. 8766 of 2008 This is an application for placing on record copies of office orders dated 11.2.1992. 12.10.1993 and 2.5.1996 (Annexure P2 to P4), vide which the petitioner wants to show that the workman was appointed on part-time basis for a period of 89 days. The petitioner ought to have led the evidence before the Labour Court, Union Territory, Chandigarh. The petitioner cannot be Civil Writ Petition No. 8940 of 2007 2 permitted to lead evidence after more than six years of passing of the award. In view of the above, application for placing on record office orders dated 11.2.1992. 12.10.1993 and 2.5.1996 (Annexure P2 to P4), is dismissed. C.W.P. No. 8940 of 2007 The petitioner-Management has impugned the award dated 24.5.2002 (Annexure P1) passed Labour Court, Union Territory, Chandigarh, by filing this writ petition. The writ petition was filed on 25.5.2007 i.e. after five years of the passing of the impugned award. The only ground taken in the writ petition to explain the delay is that the file of case was lost and hence the delay has occurred. The petitioner-Management ought to have reconstructed the file from the file of Labour Court. No such attempt was ever made by the petitioner to reconstruct the file. In view of the above, we dismiss the writ petition on the ground of delay and laches. (Ashutosh Mohunta) Judge (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge May 5, 2008 “DK”