Union of India and Ors. v. Ex Hav Kirpal Singh
Case brief
What is this about?
CWP No.8888 of 2025; High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh; decided 14.05.2025 by Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma with Justice Meenakshi I. Mehta; Union of India and others v. Ex. Hav. Kirpal Singh; writ petition dismissed for gross laches; challenge to Armed Forces Tribunal order dated 04.12.2019 (Annexure P-1); delayed filing in 2025 relying on Union of India vs. Parashotam Das, 2023 INSC 265; unexercised right of appeal to Supreme Court; advocate N.K. Verma for petitioners.
What did the court decide?
The writ petition assailing the Armed Forces Tribunal order dated 04.12.2019 is dismissed on the ground of gross laches, as no action was taken against the said order for years together. ¶15