WP(C) NO. 14241 OF 2025 1 2025:KER:29728 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE D. K. SINGH MONDAY, THE 7TH DAY OF APRIL 2025 / 17TH CHAITHRA, 1947 WP(C) NO. 14241 OF 2025 PETITIONER/S: C. ANANDAN NAIR, AGED 66 YEARS, , S/O KOCHUGOVINDAN NAIR, EX HEAD CONSTABLE/ GENERAL DUTY, CISF NO.7116 115, RETIRED FROM CISF UNIT COCHIN PORT TRUST, PRESENTLY RESIDING AT ARAKKAL HOUSE(ANAND BHAVAN), AMMADAM PO, TRISSUR, DISTRICT KERALA, PIN - 680563 BY ADVS. T.SANJAY SANIL KUMAR G. PRIYANKA RAJAN RESPONDENT/S: 1 UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS, NORTH BLOCK,NEW DELHI,, PIN - 110001 2 THE DIRECTOR GENERAL CENTRAL INDUSTRIAL SECURITY FORCE CISF HEAD QUARTERS, CGO COMPLEX, LODHI ROAD NEW DELHI,, PIN - 110003 3 THE INSPECTOR GENERAL/CISF SOUTH SECTOR HEAD QUARTERS, CHPT CAMPUS, CHENNAI, PIN - 600009 4 THE DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL/CISF SZ-1 HQRS, RAJAJI BHAVAN, BASANT NAGAR, CHENNAI, TAMILNADU,, PIN – 600090 WP(C) NO. 14241 OF 2025 2 2025:KER:29728 5 THE GROUP COMMANDANT CENTRAL INDUSTRIAL SECURITY FORCE, BLOCK -C , KENDRIYA BHAVAN, KAKKANAD, ERNAKULAM, KERALA, PIN - 682030 6 THE DEPUTY COMMANDANT, CISF UNIT COCHIN PORT AUTHORITY, WILLINGDON ISLAND, KOCHI, ERNAKULAM KERALA, PIN - 682003 OTHER PRESENT: MR DAYA SINDHU SREEHARI DSGI (IN CHARGE) THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07.04.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C) NO. 14241 OF 2025 3 2025:KER:29728 JUDGMENT The petitioner voluntarily retired from the Central Industrial Security Force, an Indian central armed police force under the Ministry of Home Affairs, on 31.07.1996. The petitioner, during his service, suffered the punishment of withholding one increment for a period of one year without cumulative effect vide order dated 20.10.1995. The said penalty imposed by the Disciplinary Authority was reduced by the Appellate Authority with the withholding of the next one increment for a period of three months. 2. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the increment should have been restored to the petitioner after three months but was not restored. 3. The petitioner filed this writ petition after a delay of 29 long years. This Court cannot entertain such a belated petition, that too for a money claim. WP(C) NO. 14241 OF 2025 4 2025:KER:29728 4. Therefore, this Court finds no substance in the writ petition, which is hereby dismissed on the grounds of gross delay and latches. Sd/- D. K. SINGH JUDGE jjj WP(C) NO. 14241 OF 2025 5 2025:KER:29728 APPENDIX OF WP(C) 14241/2025 PETITIONER EXHIBITS Exhibit P-1 TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGE NO.29 OF THE SERVICE BOOK OF THE PETITIONER SHOWING PUNISHMENT ORDER DATED 20.10.1995 AND APPELLATE ORDER DATED 13.11.1995 Exhibit P-2 TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION PREFERRED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 6TH RESPONDENT IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2024 Exhibit P-3 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO.(138) DATED 23.01.2025 ISSUED BY THE 6TH RESPONDENT