SUBODH KR. JAISWAL vs UNION OF INDIA .

The Supreme Court upheld the Bombay High Court's decision allowing the writ petitions of Gulabrao Dharmu Pol and Suresh A. Kakkar, which challenged the dismissal of their claims for earlier allotment years in the Indian Police Service (IPS). The Court emphasized the importance of timely representation and the principle of delay and laches, affirming that the claims made after significant delays would unsettle settled positions. The Court ruled that the Tribunal's dismissal of the original application was justified due to the lack of timely action by the respondents.