CWP No.1323/2008. 01.09.2008 Present: Mr G.R.Palsra, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr.R.K.Bawa, Advocate General with Mr.J.K.Verma, Deputy A.G., for the respondents. This writ petition is directed against the order of dismissal passed on 2.4.1979. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he wants to urge before this Court that he has been acquitted in a case under Sections 420, 467, 471, 473 and 380 I.P.C. The second argument raised on behalf of the petitioner is that the inquiry was an ex-parte inquiry. He further submits that no show cause notice was given to him. When called upon the learned counsel for the petitioner to show any law or rules that the show cause notice was required, he failed to produce anything before us. The judgment of Union of India & others versus Mohd.Ramzan Khan, AIR 1991 SC 471, does not have retrospective effect. It is interesting to note that the acquittal in the matter in a criminal case has nothing to do with the charges levelled against the petitioner in the departmental inquiry. The charges were with respect to the absence from duty for 11 months and 27 days. This writ petition has been filed in the year 2008 against the impugned order of dismissal from service dated 2.4.1979. The petitioner miserably failed to explain the laches in filing the writ …2… petition. Accordingly, on both counts i.e. delay and laches and merit, no interference is warranted and the writ petition is dismissed, so also the pending application. ( Jagdish Bhalla ), C.J. September 1, 2008. ( Kuldip Singh ), J. (soni)