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SATISH CHANDRA SHARMA, SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD
Banwari Lal Meena – Appellant
Versus
Lok Sabha Secretariat – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Subramonium Prasad, J.
1. The Appellant has filed the present LPA challenging the Judgment dated 12.12.2022 passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.(C) 16875/2022 dismissing the writ petition on grounds of delay and laches.
2. The Appellant approached this Court by filing a writ petition for issuance of a writ, order or direction, directing the Respondent to appoint the Appellant to the post of Housekeeper Grade-III in the Lok Sabha Secretariat under the Scheduled Tribes (ST) Category.
3. The material on record discloses that the Respondent herein while advertising 27 posts of Housekeeper Grade-III in the year 2017 vide Advertisement No.5/2017had reserved two posts for ST Category candidates.
4. It is stated that the Appellant applied for the said post in the ST Category and submitted all the relevant documents. Results were declared on 17.05.2018 and only one candidate in the ST Category was selected.
According to the Appellant, he was placed at No.2 in the ST Category and he was hopeful for getting an appointment letter from the Respondent, however he did not get any letter of appointment.
5. It is stated that the Appellant's name was not reflected in the appointmen
The doctrine of delay and laches are applied to non-suit the litigants who approach the court belatedly without a justifiable explanation. Law comes to the rescue of the vigilant and not the indolent....
Delay and laches are fatal in service matters, and unexplained delays in seeking appointment can bar claims, reinforcing the necessity for timely action in judicial proceedings.
Unexplained delay coupled with the creation of third party rights is an important factor in deciding whether or not to exercise writ jurisdiction.
Delay and laches are critical in writ proceedings, and a significant delay without reasonable explanation can lead to dismissal of the petition.
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