IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P.No.4622 of 2011 Date of decision : 15.3.2011 Bahadur Ram Suthar ....Petitioner Versus State of Haryana & others ...Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MAHESH GROVER .... Present : Mr.P.K.Ganga, Advocate for the petitioner. ..... MAHESH GROVER, J. The petitioner prays for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to issue letter of appointment for the post of JBT teacher and grant him all the consequential benefits arising from such appointment. The case of the petitioner is that he had the requisite qualification for being considered to the post of JBT teacher and applied for the same when the respondents invited the applications. He was called for the interview and was declared successful but was not given the appointment on the plea that there were some matters which were pending before the Court in CWP No.15026 of 1993 and CWP No.15761 of 1993 which were referred to the Full Bench and where the question was regarding consideration for appointment to the post of JBT of incumbents having higher qualification than the C.W.P.No.4622 of 2011 -2- prescribed one. The Full Bench decision was rendered on 21.1.2004 but somehow the petitioner could not acquire the knowledge of the same and since the Full bench had disposed of the matter as having become infructuous on account of the interim orders passed by the Division Bench permitting the candidates with higher qualifications also to continue on the appointed posts, the petitioner too, who was selected though not appointed, deserved the same concession. On due consideration of the matter, I am of the opinion that the instant writ petition is totally misconceived. The petitioner, who was selected in the year 1995 but not appointed, did not raise his grievance at the point of time proximal to the cause of his grievance. As he sought to raise the issue belatedly after a lapse of about six years, the writ petition is clearly hit by delay and laches and consequently the same is dismissed. 15.3.2011 (MAHESH GROVER) JUDGE dss