IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CASE NO.: C.M. NO.1133 of 2008 IN LPA No.296 of 2008 DATE OF DECISION: February 26, 2009 HARBHUPINDER SINGH ...APPELLANT VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB ETC. ...RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA. HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NIRMALJIT KAUR. PRESENT: MR. RANJIVAN SINGH, ADVOCATE FOR THE APPELLANT. ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA, J.(ORAL) There is a delay of almost 3000 days in filing this Letters Patent Appeal. No justifiable grounds have been raised in the application under Section 5 of the Limitation Act by which the delay has been explained. Keeping in view that there has been an inordinate delay of 2901 days in filing this appeal, we dismiss the Letters Patent Appeal on the ground of delay and latches. (ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA) JUDGE February 26, 2009 (NIRMALJIT KAUR) Gulati JUDGE