IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP(T) No. 165 of 2008. Date of decision: 11.5.2009 Sh.Ishwar Chand …. Petitioner Versus HRTC & anr. ….. Respondents Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Deepak Gupta, J. The Hon’ble Mr.Justice V.K.Ahuja, J. Whether approved for reporting ? No For the petitioner: Ms.Archana Dutt, Advocate For the respondents: Shri Adarsh Sharma, Advocate _____________________________________________________ Deepak Gupta, J.(Oral) By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has prayed that the period of his daily wage services from 7.7.1984 to 21.2.1985 be treated to be a period of regular service instead of daily wage service. Briefly stated the facts of the case are that the petitioner was initially appointed on daily wage basis and thereafter, his services were regularized. After his regularization, the petitioner’s services were terminated by treating him to be on probation. The petitioner challenged this order by filing an appeal. This appeal was allowed and the petitioner was granted fresh employment on daily 2 wage basis in the year 1984. The petitioner accepted this employment and thereafter, an order of regularization was passed in the year 1985. The petitioner did not even challenge this order. The petitioner alleges that he made some representations in between but the only representation placed on record is Annexure A-4 was received by the HRTC on 28th February, 2007 which is undated. The petitioner after more than 22 years of his regularization has raked up this matter which will affect the rights of other persons. Therefore, on this short ground, it is held that the petition is barred by the principles of delay and latches and is accordingly rejected. ( Deepak Gupta ) Judge May 11, 2009 (V.K.Ahuja) (m) Judge