Sneh Lata Sood v. Income Tax Officer, Hoshiarpur And Another

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANAAT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 956 of 2014Decided on : 21.01.2014 Sneh Lata Sood Versus Income Tax Officer, Hoshiarpur and another . . . Petitioner . . . Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR MITTALHON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G.S. SANDHAWALIA PRESENT: Mr. R.P. Dhir, Advocate for the petitioner. **** AJAY KUMAR MITTAL, J. (Oral) The petitioner has approached this Court by way of present writ petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to handover the possession of goods which according to the petitioner were taken over by the respondent Department at the time of dispossession of the petitioner from Shop of M/s Sood Traders, Kashmiri Bazar, Hoshiarpur on 29.07.1989. 2.On query being put to learned counsel for the petitioner that he has approached this Court after more than two decades, learned counsel for the petitioner candidly admitted that there is no justifiable explanation for the long inordinate delay of more than twenty three years in approaching this Court. Accordingly, we do not find any ground to entertain the petition and the same is dismissed. (AJAY KUMAR MITTAL) JUDGE (G.S. SANDHAWALIA) JUDGE