Constitution of India – Writ petition – Delay and laches – Respondent’s husband terminated from service in 1996 – Appeal filed by him, however, during the pendency of the said appeal he passed away in 2009 – Appeal not pursued by respondent – Writ petition filed by her in 2012 challenging the 1996 termination order – Allowed – Held: Writ petition was barred by delay and laches – Single Judge erred in entertaining the same – Further, despite the pending appeal and the respondent’s specific prayer in writ petition to direct the authority to decide the same, the Single Judge entered into the merits of the case and quashed the order of termination – Impugned judgments passed by the Division Bench as well as the Single Judge, set aside – Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 – ss.91(3), (4) – Rajasthan Services Rules, 1951 – r.86.
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