CWP No. 9556 of 2009 -1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH CWP No. 9556 of 2009 Date of decision July 3, 2009 The Divisional Forest Officer (Territorial), Bhiwani ....... Petitioner Versus Om Pal son of Sh. Pirthi Singh and others ........Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN Present:- Mr. D. S. Nalwa, Additional Advocate General, Haryana for the petitioner. **** 1. Whether reporters of local newspapers may be allowed to see the judgment ? 2. To be referred to the reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the digest? K. Kannan, J (oral). 1. The writ petitioner challenges the award passed on 22.2.2006 directing reinstatement of the workman and 50% of back wages along with continuity of service. The writ petition has been filed more than three years after passing of the award and the ground for delay as stated in para 8 of the petition is that there had been procedural delays in getting the papers vetted and the petition could not be filed immediately. In another case relating to the very same petitioner, this Court has already considered that such delay shall not be acceptable and by an order passed in CWP No. 6599 of 2009 dated 1.5.2009 this Court has refused to condone the delay and dismissed the petition on the ground of laches. I do not feel compelled to address the issue on merits but would confine to the same reasoning as adopted earlier for the sake of consistency. No new CWP No. 9556 of 2009 -2 grounds than what were already advanced in the earlier writ petition are urged. The cause for the delay is unacceptable and I hasten to dismiss the petition on the ground of laches. 2. The writ petition is dismissed in the above terms. No costs. (K. KANNAN) JUDGE July 3, 2009 archana