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ALOK MATHUR
Hanuman Singh – Appellant
Versus
State of U. P. – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
ALOK MATHUR, J.
1. Heard Sri Shiv Pal Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and the Standing counsel for the respondents.
2. The petitioner has prayed for following reliefs:
(II) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus thereby commanding and directing the opposite parties to add the services rendered by the petitioner on the daily wages for the purpose of pensionary benefits with all consequential service benefits to the petitioner, in the interest of justice...”
3. It has been submitted that the petitioner was appointed on 1.1.1984 as a Mali on daily wager Group D post in Horticulture Department, Faizabad under the Superintendent, Government Garden. As his services were not regularized despite his working for substantially long length of time, he had approached thsi Court by filing writ petition bearing Writ Petition No. 66
Claims for service regularization must be timely; significant delays can render them inadmissible due to laches.
Delay and laches bar service claims, particularly where acquiescence and potential impact on third-party rights are involved.
The court held that claims for service regularization can be barred by delay and laches, and prior service cannot be counted if the employee was illegally terminated and did not meet the required wor....
Prolonged delay in asserting rights can result in denial of judicial relief, emphasizing the need for prompt action to maintain claims.
Delay in filing a writ petition can bar claims for relief, especially in service matters, as established by the principles of delay and laches.
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