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"14. The petitioner is also not entitled to any relief on account of principle of delay and laches. He has been receiving the pay in the pay scale of 76500-10500 right from his transfer to CSIO, 7 of 10 Chandigarh i.e. 2.7.2002. For the first time, he moved the representation on 29.8.2011, so, he kept mum for about 9 years. Thus, the claim of the petitioner is highly belated and stale."

11. Recently, a two-Judge Bench of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in State of Kerala v. Krishnan N.V., Civil Appeal No. 10898 of 2025 (arising out of SLP (C) No. 13637 of 2025, decided on 19.08.2025), held that a petition seeking promotional benefits and arrears after a lapse of more than eleven years from the date of retirement is liable to be dismissed on account of inordinate delay in seeking redressal of the grievance. In Mrinmoy Maity vs. Chhanda Koley and others 2024 AIR SC 2717, the Hon'ble Supreme Court has categorically observed that the High Courts must factor in the delay, while exercising its discretionary powers under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. It was further opined that undue and unexplained delay may be reason enough to dismiss a petition as indolent litigants ought not to be encouraged by writ Courts.