MUNISH KUMAR vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

CWP-16827-2026 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-16827-2026 (O&M) Date of decision: 26.05.2026 Munish Kumar ….Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ….Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KULDEEP TIWARI Present: Mr. Amaninder Singh Sekhon, Advocate, for the petitioner. **** KULDEEP TIWARI, J. (Oral) 1. The petitioner, by way of instant writ petition filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, seeks quashing of the order dated 02.12.2016 (Annexure P-5), vide which, he was reverted from the post of Pump Operator (Class-III) to Helper (Class-IV), and restoration of his original promotion order dated 31.08.2015 (Annexure P-2), along with all consequential benefits. 2. At the very outset, this Court posed a specific query to the learned counsel for the petitioner, as to why, the petitioner took about a decade to challenge the order (supra). In response, he made all possible endeavour to persuade this Court that the delay occurred in impugning the order is on account of bonafide reasons. However, it is evident that the petition at hand sans any plausible reason, which could justify the inordinate delay of about 10 years in approaching thi