1. Petitioner was enrolled in the Army (JAK-RIF) on 15-10-1980 as the Infantry Solider and deputed for training to Army Training School at Jabalpur on 29th July 1989. While the petitioner was still undergoing entry level training, he develop pain in his back and was admitted in Military Hospital Jabalpur, where he remained till 21-09-1981 as indoor patient and was discharged with 28 days' sick leave. There was no respite in his pain and he was again admitted in the Army Hospital Jabalpur on 30 November 1981. Finally an Invaliding Medical Board was constituted on Ist. March 1982 at Military Hospital Jabalpur. The Board examined the petitioner and took the view that he was unlikely to be a fit solider due to his invaliding disability. The Board recommended his discharge on medical grounds under the medical category "EEE". The opinion rendered by Medical Board was approved by the Officiating ADMS HQ MP B&O Area Jabalpur on 13th March 1982. The petitioner was invalided out of service w. e. f. 2nd April 1982 under Army Rule 13(3) item IV as an unattested solider (Recruit) due to invaliding disability "SCIATICA (LT) 353" with 20 percent disability. 2. The petitioner after his discharge on medical grounds approached respondents with his claim for disability pension. His claim though duly forwarded by the JAK RIF to CCDA (P) Allahabad was rejected vide letter no G3/82/5521/IV/703 dated 26th August 1982. The Competent Authority was of the opinion that the disease from which the petitioner was found to be suffering was not attributable to or aggravated by the Military Service. The decision was duly communicated to the petitioner. 3. The petitioner called in question the order of CCDA (P) Allahabad dated 26th August 1982 on 22nd May 1985 through a memorandum of appeal to the Government of India. The appeal was considered and as the competent authority did not find any reasonable ground to alter the decision of CCDA (P) Allahabad, the appeal was rejected and order conveyed to the petitioner vide order no. 7(239)/86/D (Pen-A) dated 29th June 1987. 4. The petitioner once again preferred an appeal on 18th June 1992 i.e. after a gap of 5 years. The second appeal was considered by Government of India, Ministry of Defence and same was rejected. The decision was conveyed to the petitioner vide order no. 6(27)/92/D (Pen-A & AC)/IInd Appeal dated 21st April 1994. 5. 4. The petitioner once again preferred an appeal on 18th June 1992 i.e. after a gap of 5 years. The second appeal was considered by Government of India, Ministry of Defence and same was rejected. The decision was conveyed to the petitioner vide order no. 6(27)/92/D (Pen-A & AC)/IInd Appeal dated 21st April 1994. 5. The petitioner has come up with a writ petition on hand to seek direction to the respondents to grant disability pension in his favour. The writ petition is opposed amongst others on the grounds of laches and inordinate delay. The respondents deny the factual averments made in the petition and insist that the petitioner was rightly denied disability pension and that he had no cause to invoke the writ jurisdiction of the court. 6. I have gone through the pleadings and have heard learned counsel for the parties. 7. The petitioner essentially is agitating a cause that accrued to him on 21st April 1994 when the order rejecting his second appeal was conveyed to him, if not on 29th June 1987 when his appeal against the order of CCDA (P) Allahabad dated 26th August 1982 was rejected. The petitioner slept over the matter for next 8 years. The claim set up in the petition is, therefore, stale and the petition badly suffers from delay and latches. The petition merits dismissal on said ground alone. This apart the disease diagnosed as SCIATICA (LT) 353 was detected immediately after the petitioner was recruited and was still undergoing entry level training to be formally deployed to serve the army. The opinion of invaliding Medical Broad duly approved by ADMS HQ MP B&O Area Jabalpur cannot be faulted. The petitioner surprisingly does not question the order of CCDA (P) Allahabad or order dated 26th August 1982 rejecting his Ist. Appeal or order date 21st April 1994 rendered on second appeal. Petitioner without throwing challenge to the aforesaid orders seeks mandamus against the respondents, which cannot be granted without successfully questioning the successive orders declining his prayer. 8. Viewing from any angle the petition is devoid of any merit and calls for outright dismissal. 9. Dismissed.