WP(C) 5808/2009 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B.K. SHARMA This Court while taking up the matter on 23.12.2009 passed the following order: Petitioner would explain as to who he can be considered to be similarly situate d and entitled to the same relief following his termination on 25.02.1999, vis-à -vis, similarly terminated employees, who have diligently been pursing their cla ims before this Court as well as in the Supreme Court. The petitioner has slept over his rights and now wants to claim the fruits of hi s colleague’s preserving efforts of last 10 years. List after 2 weeks. Today none appears for the petitioner on call. Mr. A.K. Sarma, l earned Standing counsel, ASCARD Bank submits that the petitioner on earlier occa sion had approached this Court by filing another writ petition being W.P.(C) No. 1383/2009 claiming same relief on the same ground. The writ petition was dismis sed as not pressed by order dated 01.04.2009. For a ready reference the order is quoted below: Mr. SSS Rahman, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, on being question ed on the legal right of the writ petitioner to secure the same relief, which ha s been obtained by others through constant vigilance and protracted efforts, whi le the petitioner slept over his rights since 1999, has decided not to press thi s writ petition. Accordingly, this writ petition is dismissed as not pressed. Mr. A.K. Sarma, learned Standing counsel for the ASCARD Bank appears for the res pondents. In the present writ petition the petitioner has not even obliquely menti oned about the said earlier order passed in W.P.(C) No. 1383/2009. Thus there is suppression of material fact. That apart, there being delay of more than 10 yea rs in seeking relief on the ground being similarly situated. The Apex Court in R atan Chandra Sammanta & ors. vs. Union of India and ors. reported in AIR 1993 SC 2276, noticing the delay in approaching court observed that delay itself depriv es a person of his remedy available in law. In view of the above, the writ petition is dismissed imposing a cost of Rs. 5000/- which the Registry shall realise from the petitioner in accordance wi th High Court Rules. The amount shall be deposited with the High Court Mediation Centre.