HIGH CCURT OF JUDICATURE CHHAHISGARH: EnyiSPlWt DIVISIONBENCH CORAM: HON'BLE SHRIS.R. NAYW, CJ & HON'BLESHRIV.K.SHRIVASTAVA,J. PETITIQNER W.P.No.lSl 8857 cifgOflS Moujiram Sahu S/o Ghasiram Sahu Aged abwit 66 years R/o Village Bharda, P.0. Aijuni, Tahsil Dongargarh Dist. Rajnandgaon (C.G.) VERSUS RESPONDENTS 1. 2. 3. State of ChhatUsgwh, Through Hs Secretary, Pancha^t & Social Welfare Department, ^4antralaya, D.K.S. Bhawan, Ralpur (C.G.) Director Directorate of Panchayats And Social Wetfare, Raipur ChhatUsgarh Joint Director of Panchayats And Social Welfare, Raipur Divtsion, Rafpur ChhatUsgarh Present; Shri Amrito Das, teamed counsel for the petitioner. Shri LNkarsh Verma, teamed Dy. Govt. Adv. for the Starte oTChhatfisgarh. ORALORDER [Passed on 29*1' November, 2006) The foltowing oral order of the Court was passed by ¥- S.R. NAYAK, CJ. This writ petition filed under Articte 226 of the ConsUtution of India is directed against the onier of the Madhya Pradesh Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench at Jabalpur (for short "the Tribunal") dated 23-04-2001 passed in Original Applfcation No. 2341 of 1989. There is inordinate delay in filing the writ pefitfon. We have perused the petitton -3.' averments. The petitioner has not offered any e)q»lanatk>n much less convincing explanaBon to overtook or condone the enormous delay of more ttian five years. On the athef hand, in para No. 04 of the writ petition, the peGHoner has stated that "there is no inordmate delay in filing the instant writ petttion". It is well setUed that the law helps djligent not indotent vyho sleeps over his legaf rights. In the absence of any explanation much less sufficient cause to cwdone the delay, we are not incdned to entertain this writ petition. tt is accordmgly dismissed wi the ground ofdelay and laches. Nocoste. Sd,/- ChiefJustice Sdl- V.K. S'nr'wastava Judge 'K.S^- V"