IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.14298 of 2011 Date of Decision: August 08, 2011 Ram Bhagat Yadav ...Petitioner Versus State of Haryana & others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RANJIT SINGH 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Present: Mr.Jai Vir Yadav, Advocate, for the petitioner. ***** RANJIT SINGH, J. The petitioner joined the Irrigation Department on 3.1.1972. He was promoted as Sub Divisional Clerk in 1978. He was involved in a criminal case on 13.5.1988 and was placed under suspension. The petitioner was acquitted in this case in the year 1992. Upon his reinstatement, the petitioner was transferred to CADA Faridabad against a vacancy on 20.10.1994. The petitioner avers that due to unavoidable circumstances, he could not join duty till 6.12.2005. The petitioner claims that he was mentally disturbed and after coming out of this illness he has submitted his joining report. The case of the petitioner rather was forwarded for taking disciplinary action, but no proceedings have been initiated. The petitioner claims that he was made to suffer by not allowing him to join duty despite the order. The respondents did not take any action nor initiate any disciplinary proceedings. Still, the petitioner has not done anything till date and has now approached this court saying that the respondents Civil Writ Petition No.14298 of 2011 : 2 : have not considered his case for grant of retiral dues for 20 years service, which he has rendered from 1972 to 1992 and from 1992 to 1994. The person, who fails to join duty without much justification for nearly eleven years, cannot claim relief in equity. The petitioner was given transfer order in the year 1994. He did not join the duties till December, 2005. Since then, the petitioner has been out of service. Except for making some application in regard to joining duties till the date of his superannuation in the year 2008, the petitioner has not done anything. The conduct of the petitioner would desist me to interfere in the exercise of writ jurisdiction. Dismissed. August 08, 2011 ( RANJIT SINGH ) ramesh JUDGE