IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Special Appeal No.235 of 2008 Shyam Lal S/o Sufal Lal … Appellant Versus Uttarakhand Forest Development Corporation … Respondent Dated: 19.11.2008 Coram Hon’ble V.K. Gupta, C.J. Hon’ble Dharam Veer, J. Mr. Gopal Narain, Advocate for the appellant. Mr. Sudhir Singh, Advocate for the respondent. V.K. Gupta, C.J. (Oral) Delay Condn. Appln. No.7657/08 For the reasons stated, the application is allowed. Delay in filing the appeal is condoned. SPA No.235 of 2008 We find ourselves in agreement with the view taken by the learned Single Judge while allowing the writ petition to the effect that the claim made by the appellant was indeed stale. Against the termination of service in the year 1996, the appellant had invoked the adjudicatory process mechanism in the year 2005 i.e. after a gap of 9 years. Mr. Gopal Narain, learned counsel appearing for the appellant has taken us to the application in which also we find that the appellant even though, himself admitted the delay of 9 years, could not offer any explanation except to say that he had been making oral representations without any positive result. The appeal has no merit and is dismissed in-limine. (Dharam Veer, J.) (V.K.Gupta, C.J.) 19.11.2008 Rdang