CWP No.6495 of 2008 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CASE NO.: CWP No.6495 of 2008 DATE OF DECISION: April 22, 2008 OMBIR SINGH ...PETITIONER VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA & OTHERS ...RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. PRESENT: MR. DEEPAK SONAK, ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER. ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA, J.(ORAL) The petitioner has prayed for quashing the orders (Annexures P-3 to P-5) whereby the case of the petitioner for referring the matter to the Labour Court has been rejected. The petitioner served a demand notice dated 5.10.1998, against M/s Delhi Forging & Stamping(P) Ltd. As no conciliation could take place, the petitioner requested the Government to refer the matter to the Labour Court. The Labour Department, Government of Haryana vide its order 10.8.1999 (Annexure P-3) rejected the plea of the petitioner as the petitioner was not employee of the Management but the employee of the contractor. The petitioner filed an appeal which was also rejected vide Annexure P-4 dated 12.8.2003. Thereafter, the petitioner filed a review application which has also been dismissed on 31.3.2004. Now the petitioner has approached this Court for the same relief after a period of more than 4 years from the date of rejection of his review application. CWP No.6495 of 2008 -2- After hearing counsel for the petitioner, we are of the considered opinion that the petitioner has approached this Court highly belatedly. Apart from the above, the industrial dispute sought by the petitioner has become stale. No merit. Dismissed. (ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA) JUDGE April 22, 2008 (KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA) Gulati JUDGE