CWP No.2455 of 2009 24.07.2009 Present: Mr. Adarsh K. Vashist, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General with Mr. J.K. Verma and Mr. Anil Jaswal, Deputy Advocate Generals for the respondents. The petitioner was appointed as Lecturer in Mathematics on tenure basis for 90 days against vacant post on 16.7.1986. His appointment on tenure basis was continued by the respondents. He was regularized by the respondent-department on 31.3.1994. The petitioner is seeking benefit of the period he was working on tenure basis w.e.f. July 1986 for the purpose of seniority. The present petition has been filed on 17.7.2009. The petitioner should have approached the Court for redressal of his grievance immediately after the cause of action has arisen to him at the time of his regularization on 31.3.1994, or within a period at the most one year thereafter. The petitioner cannot be permitted to rake stale and dead claim after fifteen years. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed on the ground of delay and laches. No costs. (Jagdish Bhalla), CJ. (Rajiv Sharma), J. July 24, 2009. (rkv)