LPA No. 999 of 2009 & LPA No. 1150 of 2009 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision 18.11.2010 1. LPA No. 999 of 2009 Nand Kumar -----Appellant Versus State of Haryana and another ---Respondents 2. LPA No. 1150 of 2009 Mahabir Singh Jain -----Appellant Versus State of Haryana and others ---Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M. KUMAR HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RITU BAHRI Present: Mr. I.D. Singla, Advocate for the appellants. Ms. Mamta Singhal Talwar, AAG, Haryana 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? M.M. KUMAR, J. This order shall dispose of LPA Nos. 1150 and 999 of 2009 as both the appeals are directed against one common order dated 04.05.209 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court while disposing of a bunch of three petitions The basic prayer of the appellants who have been working as Clerks was that the respondents should have maintain a LPA No. 999 of 2009 & LPA No. 1150 of 2009 common seniority list of all clerks recruited through the Haryana Public Service Commission or the Haryana Subordinate Services Selection Board. After their selection, some of the clerks were posted in the Head Office at Chandigarh and others were posted in various field Depots of Haryana Roadways Organisation. Their case before the learned Single Judge was that two separate seniority lists have been maintained, one in respect of the Clerks working in the Head Office and other in respect of the Clerks working in the field office. The learned Single Judge took a view that the writ petition was filed after a lapse of long period whereas they have been working in the respondents-department since 1970-72 and their seniority lists are also separately maintained by the authorities. Therefore, it is apparent that there is a huge delay in filing of the petition and settled rights could not be upset by issuance of writ after such a long period. There is , thus, no merit in these appeals. Dismissed. (M.M. KUMAR) JUDGE (RITU BAHRI) JUDGE November 18, 2010 G.Arora