CWP(T) No. 4572/2008 (OA 1779/97) 15.5.2009 Present: Mr. J. R. Thakur, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. R. K. Bawa, Advocate General with Mr. Vivek Thakur, Addl. Advocate General and Mr. R. P. Singh, Astt. Advocate General for the respondents. Originally the petition was filed on 15.9.1997 before the erstwhile H.P. State Administrative Tribunal. The same was admitted on 11.11.2005. By virtue of the provision of the Himachal Pradesh Administrative Tribunal (Transfer of decided and pending cases and applications) Act, 2008 (No. 14 of 2008) the matter now stands transferred to this Court. On 21.4.2009 the matter came up for hearing when time was granted to Mr. J.R. Thakur, learned counsel to complete his instruction and Registry was also directed to sent notice to the petitioner. The notice stands issues to the petitioner for today. Mr. J.R. Thakur, learned counsel pleads no instructions in the matter. The petitioner is seeking release of higher pay scale in his favour for the period 1968 onwards. The petition was filed in the year 1997. The respondents have taken preliminary objection that the order rejecting the petitioner’s claim was passed on 31.8.1967 and the petition is time barred. Petitioner has not refuted the said position. The inordinate delay in approaching the Court has not been explained by the petitioner in his petition. Hence on this short ground the present petition is dismissed. (Sanjay Karol), Judge. May 15, 2009 (PK)