IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. L.P.A. No.1138 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision: 17 .3.2010 Veena Rani -----Appellant Vs. State of Punjab and others -----Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ADARSH KUMAR GOEL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK SINGH Present:- Mr. T.S.Chauhan, Advocate for the appellant. --- Adarsh Kumar Goel,J. 1. This appeal has been preferred against order of learned Single Judge dismissing the writ petition on the ground of delay and laches. 2. The appellant after working for about three years was discharged from service by the police department of the State of Punjab in the year 1997. He filed writ petition in the year 2009 which has been dismissed by learned Single Judge on the ground that there was no valid explanation for long delay in approaching the Court. 3. We have heard learned counsel for the appellant. LPA No.1138 of 2009 (O&M) 4. Contention raised is that the appellant was representing to concerned authorities and had also engaged a counsel who kept her in dark for long time. 5. We are unable to accept the submission. The impugned order of termination by way of discharge from service was passed about 12 years prior to the filing of the writ petition and no valid reason has been shown for such a long delay. Learned Single Judge was, thus, justified in dismissing the writ petition. The plea of counsel having kept her in dark is not even shown to have been raised in the writ petition. 6. There is, thus, no ground to interfere with the view taken by learned Single Judge. 7. The appeal is dismissed. (Adarsh Kumar Goel) Judge March 17, 2010 (Alok Singh) ‘gs’ Judge 2