IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.22600 of 2010 Date of Decision: December 17, 2010 Karamjit Singh .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS Punjab Public Service Commission, Patiala .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - Mr. Balbir Singh Sewak, Advocate, for the petitioner. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) 1. This civil writ petition has been filed under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to permit the petitioners to take preliminary examination for selection to Punjab Civil Services (Executive Branch). 2. It is not in dispute that examination is scheduled to be held on 19.12.2010. Tomorrow being Saturday, no response CWP No.22600 of 2010 [2] can be taken from the respondents. The issue raised in the petition is in regard to eligibility of the petitioner, which can only be verified on reference to the original record that can only be produced by the officers of Punjab Public Service Commission, Patiala. 3. I find that the petitioner has been dormant in action and not active. The petition suffers from delay and laches, and therefore, is accordingly dismissed. (AJAI LAMBA) December 17, 2010 JUDGE avin 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?