IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.16169 of 2009 Date of Decision: October 23, 2009 Ravinder Kumar .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Punjab & Others .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - Mr. Kapil Kakkar, Advocate, for the petitioner. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) This petition has been filed under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari, quashing selection and appointment of respondent No.3. Gist of the contentions of learned counsel is that while the petitioner is an ex-serviceman, respondent No.3 is a dependent of an ex-serviceman, and therefore, the petitioner was required to be given preference over the private respondent for selection under ex-serviceman quota. It is not in dispute that cause of CWP No.16169 of 2009 [2] action arose in November 2006. The settled matter cannot be unsettled after a considerable and unexplained delay. There has to be finality to decisions, even on the executive side. If the matter is re-opened, the private respondent and others would be disturbed by any proposed decision. Every citizen is expected to approach the Court in shortest possible time. Considering delay and laches, no interference in writ jurisdiction is called for. The petition is dismissed. (AJAI LAMBA) October 23, 2009 JUDGE avin 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?