Shalu vs Indian Council Medical Research on 16 September, 2025
23. So far as the submissions of learned counsel for the
respondents on delay and laches are concerned, it is not
disputed by Mr. Shashwat Sharma, learned counsel for the
respondents that the applicant participated in the same
selection process and she was excluded for no fault of her own.
The delay and latches were on the part of the respondents and
the applicant cannot be made to suffer due to delay and latches
on the part of respondents. We do not find any force in the
contentions of the respondents as similar contention has been
rejected in identical issue and similar facts by Hon'ble High
Court of J & K in case of Dr. Afaq Ahmad Khan (supra).