IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH RSA No.3334 of 2007 Date of Decision:23.10. 2008 Jagjit Singh ...... Appellant Versus SSP, Jalandhar and others ...... Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ajay Tewari 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Present: Mr.Yashpal Singla, Advocate for the appellant. **** Ajay Tewari, J. This appeal has been filed against the concurrent judgments of the Courts below. The uncle of the plaintiff-appellant died unmarried and issueless in the year 1982 while in service. The plaintiff-appellant claims that by virtue of Will of his uncle he has become the legal representative and is thus entitled to claim the terminal benefits of his uncle. For this purpose he filed the instant civil suit on 8.11.2000. The learned Lower Appellate Court has noticed that immediately after the death of Rattan Singh (the uncle) the respondents had initiated an inquiry to ascertain his legal heirs so asto release the terminal benefits of Rattan Singh. During that inquiry the attorney o the appellant had appeared. In these circumstances the RSA No.3334 of 2007 -2- learned Lower Appellate Court held that the suit having been filed 18 years after the death of Rattan Singh was barred by limitation particularly since as noticed above in 1982 itself the attorney of the appellant had been made aware of the inquiry to ascertain the legal heirs of Rattan Singh. Learned counsel or the petitioner has not been able to show how the suit was within limitation after 18 years. In the circumstances finding no merit in this appeal, the same is dismissed with no order as to costs. (AJAY TEWARI) JUDGE October 23, 2008 sunita