IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 20945 of 2008 Date of decision: December 12, 2008 Harinder Heer and others ..... PETITIONERS VERSUS State of Punjab and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.KUMAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH Present: Mr. M.L.Saini, Advocate, for the petitioners. *** 1. Whether Reporters of Local Newspapers 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? *** M.M.KUMAR, J. Through this writ petition the petitioners have prayed for quashing the order dated 27.12.2004 (Annexure P-4) vide which the claim of the petitioners has been rejected by the respondent authorities. There is no explanation for filing the petition after more than three years. It is well settled that the maximum period of limitation provided for filing the civil suit is also applicable in filing the civil writ petition as has been held by a Constitution Bench of Hon'ble the Supreme Court in the case of State of Madhya Pradesh v. Bhai Lal Bhai, AIR 1964 SC 1006 as CWP No. 20945 of 2008 -2- well as in the case of S.S.Rathore v. State of Madhya Pradesh, AIR 1990 S.C. 10. Accordingly, the petition is dismissed on the ground of delay and laches. ( M.M.KUMAR ) JUDGE (AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH ) JUDGE December 12, 2008 pj