1 S.B.CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO.3361/2006 Smt. Koyali Devi Vs. State of Raj. & Anr. Date of Order :: 12.8.2008 HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GOVIND MATHUR Mr. J.S. Bhaleria, for the petitioner. Mr. Anil Lohiya, for the respondents. ... By this petition for writ a challenge is given to the order dated 5.7.2004 passed by appropriate government exercising powers under Section 12(5) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 refusing to refer the industrial disputed raised by the workman after a lapse of sixteen years. The contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is that the appropriate government is having no authority to examine the issue relating to delay in raising industrial dispute as no limitation is prescribed under Section 10 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 for raising an industrial dispute. I do not find any substance in the argument advanced by learned counsel for the petitioner. Though the limitation is not prescribed for raising an industrial dispute under Section 10 of the Act of 1947 but it does not mean that a dispute can be raised at any time. No dispute can be permitted to survive for an indefinite period, thus, every dispute is 2 required to be raised as early as possible and if the same is raised at belated stage then there should be an adequate and valid reason for that. In the instant matter, in entire petition for writ no reason is given by the petitioner for causing the delay of sixteen years in raising the industrial dispute. No wrong, hence is made by the appropriate government in refusing to make reference. The petition for writ, therefore, is dismissed. (GOVIND MATHUR), J. Jgoyal '