WP(C) 5587/2010 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE HRISHIKESH ROY Heard Mr.R Hazarika, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner. Also heard Mr .MK Mishra, learned Standing Counsel for the Education Department appearing for the Respondent Nos.1 and 2. The petitioner who was engaged as a Grade IV employee for a period of 13 months on adhoc basis in Lumding College and was dis-engaged with effect from 24.1.1995 has approached this Court seeking direction for considering her re-engagement i n the College. It is submitted by Mr. Hazarika that the petitioner is a deaf and dumb person an d since she has been replaced by another adhoc appointee, the Court may consider her case. However, the learned Standing Counsel submits that since the petition er has slept over her rights for the last 15 years, she is guilty of laches and the Court should not entertain such belated claim. Having considered the submissions made and taking into account that the petition er was in service for only about a year and has been out of service for last 15 years, and considering the fact that that post has since been filled up as has b een submitted by the learned counsel, I am disinclined to entertain this writ pe tition after such long delay. Accordingly, this writ petition is dismissed.