1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR -------------------------------------------------------- CIVIL WRIT No. 4658 of 2009 CHATAR LAL V/S UNION OF INDIA & ANR. Mr. MANOJ PAREEK for Mr. SANJAY MATHUR, for the appellant / petitioner Mr. MR SINGHVI & Mr. AWAR DAN for Mr. ARVIND SAMDARIYA, for the respondent Date of Order : 4.9.2009 HON'BLE SHRI N P GUPTA,J. ORDER ----- The petitioner seeks to challenge the order Annexure-3 whereby the competent authority declined to make reference on the ground that employee has been removed after complying with the provisions of Section 25F of the Industrial Disputes Act. It is contended that while taking decision on the question as to whether reference should be made, or not, the matter was not required to be considered on the merits of the claim. On the other hand, Mr. Singhvi submits that the order Annexure-3 is as old as 20.12.2002, while the writ petition has been filed on 7.6.2008, and no explanation 2 whatever has been given in the writ petition for this delay, and therefore, on the ground of delay and latches the writ petition is required to be dismissed. To this learned counsel for the petitioner sought time to find out as to why the delay occurred, and as to whether the petitioner had availed any other remedy or not. In my view, the petitioner was required to plead in the writ petition itself the facts showing and explaining the delay while there is not a whisper in this regard. The adjournment clearly appears to be intended to avoid doomsday. Therefore, the prayer for adjournment is declined. Since the writ petition has been filed after a long delay of more than five years, the petition is required to be dismissed on the ground of delay and latches. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. ( N P GUPTA ),J. /Sushil/