THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI APARESH KUMAR SINGH AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.M. MOHIUDDIN WRIT APPEAL No.1055 OF 2025

JUDGMENT:

Heard Sri G.Satish Babu, learned counsel for the appellant and perused the record.

2. This appeal, under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent, is directed against the order dated 28.05.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.No.14604 of 2018 wherein the learned Single Judge has dismissed the writ petition on the ground of inordinate delay and laches.

Brief facts of the case

3. It is the case of the appellant that he was employed as a Shramik with the respondent-Corporation. Following a disciplinary proceeding initiated on charges of unauthorized absence, he was removed from the service by an order dated 14.09.2007. Aggrieved by the same, the appellant preferred a statutory appeal. Accordingly, the Appellate Authority i.e., the Deputy Chief Mechanical Engineer, vide order dated 31.12.2007, exhibited compassionate and humanitarian approach and has set aside the order of removal. The Appellate Authority, however, substituted the order of removal from service with a specific and conditional relief. The appellant was directed to be "re-appointed afresh as