CWP No . 23968 of 2011 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No . 23968 of 2011 Date of decision: 21.12.2011 Hira Lal Saini ......Petitioner Vs. Haryana Urban Development Authority and others ...Respondents CORAM:-HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE TEJINDER SINGH DHINDSA. Present: Mr. Vivek Suri, Advocate for the petitioner. **** Tejinder Singh Dhindsa, J. (Oral). The petitioner who is working on the post of Junior Engineer with Haryana Urban Development Authority, is claiming parity with one Ram Kumar Sharma who has been given deemed date of promotion vide order dated 22.09.1999. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that at that point of time, the petitioner was working on the post of Junior Engineer on current duty charge. His services were regularised in the year, 2004. The cause of action if any to the petitioner accrued in the year 1999 itself when the aforementioned Ram Kumar Sharma,who was allegedly appointed on a current duty charge basis after the petitioner was given deemed date of promotion. Learned counsel makes a submission that he could claim his benefits on parity with Ram Kumar Sharma only w.e.f. the year 2004 when CWP No . 23968 of 2011 -2- his services were regularised. Even if such submission is accepted, the claim of the petitioner is highly belated. There is an unexplained and inordinate delay of number of years in approaching this Court. Dismissed on the ground of delay and latches. December 21, 2011 (TEJINDER SINGH DHINDSA) harjeet JUDGE