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DELHI HIGH COURT
MANMOHAN, NAVIN CHAWLA
Rajesh Sharma – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. petitioner's claim for constable appointment. (Para 2 , 3 , 4) |
| 2. delay and laches affect entitlement to relief. (Para 5 , 6) |
| 3. writ petition dismissed due to delay. (Para 7) |
JUDGMENT
Manmohan, J. (Oral)--The petition has been heard by way of video conferencing.
2. Present writ petition has been filed seeking directions to the Respondents to consider the Petitioner for appointment as a Constable (GD) in the SSB from the year 2011 with back wages and all consequential benefits.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner, was selected by the Service Selection Commission (Central Area), Allahabad, through common examination conducted for Constable (GD) Examination 2011, for CRPF, BSF, CISF & SSB. He states that in the selection list dated 4th February, 2015 "Candidate Not reported" was mentioned before the Petitioner's name. He, however, states that the Petitioner had not received any call letter or instructions requiring him to report.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the Petitioner had submitted all his documents with the respondents on 12th October, 2016 well before the last date of submission i.e. 30th December, 2016. H
Delay in seeking writ relief may invalidate claims, reinforcing the principle that equity favors the vigilant and not the indolent regarding appointments and public interest.
Delay defeats equity and law favors the vigilant and not the indolent. Unexplained delays and inordinate laches are relevant in writ actions, and there are implicit limitations of time within which w....
Delay and laches can bar a writ petition, and nonjoinder of necessary and proper parties can render a petition not maintainable.
The decision highlights the importance of character and antecedent verification for uniformed services, the finality of the Selection Committee's decision, and the inability to claim retrospective se....
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