C.W.P. No. -2514 of 2009. 31.07.2009 Present: Mr. O.P. Sharma, Senior Advocate with Mr. K.R. Kashyap, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Adarsh Sharma, Advocate, for the respondents. The petitioner was removed from the service on 7.11.1978. He approached the learned Himachal Pradesh Administrative Tribunal, assailing his termination. The Tribunal directed on 3.9.1993 to treat the Original Application as representation/appeal to the Managing Director of the respondent-Corporation. It was rejected on 27.10.1993. The petitioner assailed the order dated 27.10.1993 by way of O.A. No. 676 of 1994. The same was decided by the Single Judge of this Court on 17.03.2009. Consequently, office order dated 27.10.1993 was quashed and set aside with a direction to the Managing Director to re-hear the appeal by affording personal opportunity of hearing to the petitioner. The Managing Director, HRTC, Shimla passed the office order on 17.6.2009. This order has been assailed by the petitioner by way of present petition. We have gone through the Office Order dated 17th June, 2009. The order is self contained. The averments made by the petitioner have been considered by the Managing Director in detail while passing the office order dated 17th June, 2009. The petitioner was terminated on 7.11.1978. While dismissing the representation of the petitioner, the Managing Director has taken into consideration the lapse of 15 years in approaching the Court. He has dismissed the representation on merits as well as on the ground of delay and laches. This Court affirms the Office Order dated 17th June, 2009. Accordingly, there is no merit in this petition and the same is dismissed. No costs. (Jagdish Bhalla),C. J. (Rajiv Sharma), J. July 31, 2009. Bhupender