IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 23531 of 2011 Date of Decision: 16.12.2011 Balwinder Kaur .....Petitioner. Vs. State of Punjab and others. .....Respondents. Present: Mr. Karambir Singh Kehlon, Advocate for the petitioner. ****** TEJINDER SINGH DHINDSA J. (ORAL) The petitioner was initially given a contractual appointment on the post of Education Volunteer under a scheme of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan. Such appointment on contractual basis was w.e.f 13..8.2005. The services of the petitioner were dispensed with on 23.6.2007. She is now claiming reinstatement stating the relieving order of 23.7.2007 to be illegal and having been passed against the principles of natural justice. There is an unexplained and inordinate delay of 4½ years in approaching this Court by way of filing the present petition. Even otherwise the petitioner had been given a contractual appointment in pursuance to a scheme. She was not holding a civil post. Even the maintainability of the present writ petition would be an issue. The petition is dismissed on the ground of delay and laches. (TEJINDER SINGH DHINDSA) December 16, 2011 JUDGE AK. Sharma.