https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=193791 SC dismissed petition challenging cancellation of Chief Medical Officer appointments after 27-year delay. Respondents' appointments were cancelled in 1987 but they only challenged the orders in 1996, nine years later, after other similarly situated candidates obtained relief. The court held that the unexplained delay of nine years constituted acceptance of cancellation and applying doctrine of delay and laches. Granting relief after 27 years would be unjust, particularly as respondents never joined service and most would now be around 50 years old or above. en-us Fri, 17 Oct 2014 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 19 Jun 2025 16:38:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=193791 SC dismissed petition challenging cancellation of Chief Medical Officer appointments after 27-year delay. Respondents' appointments were cancelled in 1987 but they only challenged the orders in 1996, nine years later, after other similarly situated candidates obtained relief. The court held that the unexplained delay of nine years constituted acceptance of cancellation and applying doctrine of delay and laches. Granting relief after 27 years would be unjust, particularly as respondents never joined service and most would now be around 50 years old or above. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 17 Oct 2014 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=193791