[2025:RJ-JP:34990] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 13071/2025 Masood Ali Khan S/o Mahmood Ali Khan, Aged About 82 Years, R/o 2-C- 15 Chhatrapura, Vigyan Nagar, Anandpura @ Phoota Talab, Kota Rajasthan- 324005. ----Petitioner Versus 1. State Of Rajasthan, Through Its Principal Secretary, Department Of Secondary Education, Government Secretariat, Jaipur. 2. The Director, Secondary Education, Bikaner. 3. District Education Officer (Secondary), Kota, District Kota. ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Ajit Kaswa HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANAND SHARMA Order 01/09/2025 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was appointed as Assistant Teacher on 02.07.1960 and thereafter was appointed as Laboratory Assistant on 13.07.1964. Further, he was again appointed as Teacher Grade-III on 25.03.1968 and further promoted on the post of Teacher Grade-II and Teacher Grade-I on 01.09.1969 & 28.10.1976 respectively. On attaining age of superannuation, the petitioner has retired from services w.e.f., 31.03.2000, while holding the post of Principal, Senior Secondary School, whereas the benefit extended to other similarly situated persons on completion of 30 years of services was not provided to him. Hence, in order to get such benefits, one [2025:RJ-JP:34990] (2 of 2) [CW-13071/2025] representation dated 21.04.2025 has been submitted by the petitioner yet, it has not been decided by the respondents. 2. Heard and considered. 3. Admittedly, the petitioner was superannuated on 31.03.2000 and the instant writ petition has been filed by the petitioner in August, 2025 i.e., after a long and unexplainable delay of 25 years. In the memo of writ petition also, no reason whatsoever has been given by the petitioner to approach this Court after delay of 25 years. Even, the alleged representation was also been submitted after expiry of around 25 years from the date of his superannuation. 4. In view of above, the writ petition filed by the petitioner suffers from the vice of delay and latches and cannot be entertained. 5. In view of above, the writ petition filed by the petitioner is dismissed being devoid of any merit and substance. (ANAND SHARMA),J DAKSH/14