date('d-m-Y', strtotime($user->from_date)); /** or **/ date_format($user->from_date,'D M Y')
date('d-m-Y', strtotime($user->from_date));
{{date_format($data->con_date_maintained,'D M Y')}} {{ $data->con_wash_start_date == null ? date_format($data->con_date_maintained,'D M Y') : "-" }}