IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 8090 of 2009 DATE OF DECISION : 26.05.2009 Suresh Rani and others .... PETITIONERS Versus State of Haryana and another ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL Present: Mr. P.K. Sachdev, Advocate, for the petitioners. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. The instant petition has been filed by the legal heirs of deceased employee Shri Sita Ram, for issuing direction to respondent employer to either grant the compassionate appointment to any one of the eligible legal heirs of the deceased employee or to pay the financial assistance to them under the policy of the State Government i.e. The Haryana Compassionate Assistance to Dependents of Deceased Government Employees Rules, 2003. In this case, the deceased employee Shri Sita Ram was initially appointed as skilled coolie on work charge basis. He had died on 4.2.1992, while working as T. Mate in Minor Irrigation and Tubewell Corporation in Amabala Division. It is the case of the petitioners that in the year 1992 CWP No. 8090 of 2009 -2- itself, petitioner No.1 moved an application for the aforesaid appointment, but the same remained pending. In the year 2001, her name was kept in the waiting list. In the year 2004, petitioner No.1 served a legal notice upon respondent No.2. Thereafter, the instant petition has been filed in the year 2009, after five years. The inordinate delay in filing the petition has not been explained. Thus, keeping in view the delay and latches in filing the instant petition, I am not inclined to entertain this petition at this stage. Dismissed. May 26, 2009 ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) ndj JUDGE