R C Arora v. Union of India

1. Exemption allowed,subjectto alljustexceptions. Application stands disposed of. W.P.rCI 6704/2017

2. The petitioner assails order dated 30.03.2017 whereby the petitioner's O.A. No/l060/2017 to seek the revised pay-scale w.e.f. 01.01.1984 has been dismissed on account of delay, laches and limitation.

3. It would appear that the said benefit was sought w.e.f. 01.11.1984 on the basis ofa decision ofthe Allahabad Division ofthe Central Administrative Tribunal dated 24.04.2006 in O.A. No.1191/2002. The writ petition ofthe respondent assailing the said decision was dismissed on 27.09.2013. The petitioner preferred his 2017:DHC:8261-DB > writ petition even after expiry offour years from the date ofdismissal of the writ petition. Consequently, the Original Application ('OA') has been dismissed by the Central Administrative Tribunal ('Tribunal')in limine on the ground ofdelay,laches and limitation.

4. The submission oflearned counsel for the petitioner is that the petitioner repeatedly made representations o 31.12.2014 and thereafter on 10.02.2015, which were rejected on 22.03.2016. The submission is that the O.A. was preferred within one year of the rejection ofthe representations.

5. It is well settled that repeatedly making representations does not give fresh cause of action to the applicant. The decision of the Tribunal in favour of the petitioner was available in the year 2006. He could have moved the O.A. at least soon after the said decision however, he chose to wait. Even after the writ petition filed by the respondents was dismissed on 27.09.2013, he merely made two representations and did not approach the Tribunal for four years.

6. In these circumstances, we do not find any error in the impugned order. The writ petition is dismissed. PIN SANGHI,J REKHAPA^I,J AUGUST 04,2017 nn