IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No. 2821/2009 Decided on:27.8. 2009 ________________________________________________ Om Parkash Sharma. …Petitioner. Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others. … Respondents. __________________________________________________________ Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice R.B. Misra, Acting Chief Justice. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the petitioner : Mr. Sanjay Jaswal, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General with Mr. P.K. Sharma, Additional Advocate General, Mr. J.K. Verma and Mr. Anil Jaswal, Deputy Advocate Generals for the respondents. ________________________________________________________ The petitioner joined the Indian Army on 23.9.1968. He was discharged from the Indian Army on 25.7.1974. He was appointed as Forest Guard in the Forest Department on 7.12.1978. He retired from the service as Senior Forest Guard on 30.11.2005. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner after his retirement. The petitioner is seeking direction to the respondents to count his approved military service rendered in the Indian Army for the purpose 1 Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 of pay, seniority and pension etc. The petitioner ought to have filed the petition while in service. His representation dated ‘nil’ has rightly been rejected by the competent authority on 27.8.2007. The Divisional Forest Officer has come to a right conclusion that the case was time barred. We are of the considered view that the present petition is barred by delay and laches. Accordingly, the petition is dismissed on this score alone. No costs. (R.B. Misra), Acting Chief Justice (Rajiv Sharma), Judge 27.8.2009. *awasthi*