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PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH
JAGMOHAN BANSAL
Satbir – Appellant
Versus
Haryana Power Generation Corporation Ltd – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Jagmohan Bansal, J. (Oral)
1. The petitioner through instant petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India is seeking direction to respondents to consider his daughter-in-law for job in Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Plant, Khedar.
2. The State of Haryana in 1984 declared a policy with respect to acquisition of land. As per said policy, the owners/family members of owners of the land were entitled to job in case of acquisition of their land. The land of the petitioner has been acquired in 1998 by Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Limited (for short 'HVPNL') and was then transferred to Haryana Power Generation Corporation Limited (for short 'HPGCL') in July' 2009 for establishment of Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Project in Khedar, Hisar. On 21.07.2011 Chief Minister approved special scheme of employment to those individuals whose land measuring two acre or more was acquired. Collective share of the land acquired from petitioner's family comes out to be more than two acres. None of the family member's name was reflected in the list of land oustees.
3. Mr. Dr. D.S. Chahal, Advocate for the petitioner submits that petitioner has made representation dated 20.11.2024 before r
The High Court may refuse relief due to delay and laches, particularly when third-party rights have accrued, prioritizing timely claims and the integrity of past compensations.
Delay and laches can bar a petitioner from seeking redress, and the court may refuse to exercise its discretionary jurisdiction to protect those who have slept over wrongs and allowed illegalities to....
Claims for employment under rehabilitation schemes must be pursued timely; belated claims violate constitutional provisions and are liable to dismissal.
The principle that delay and laches may result in the refusal of relief under Article 226 of the Constitution of India.
It is well-settled that under Article 226, power of High Court to issue an appropriate writ is discretionary.
Delay and laches affect the right to relief in writ petitions; excessive delay can preclude the court from exercising discretion favorably.
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