IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CWJC No.2531 of 2011
Ganga Bishnu Singh
Versus
The State Of Bihar & Ors
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2 1.7.2011 Heard learned counsel for the parties.
Petitioner retired from the post of Under Secretary.
It is only in the year 2011 he has realized that some persons junior
to him have been given benefit of promotion, even though it may
be notional, by the respondent in the year 1998-99.
The reason by way of explanation offered by the
petitioner for approaching the Court now is that he could know the
development only now and that he has been filing representations
earlier. Some clumsy explanation is not an explanation in the eye
of law. Even otherwise some persons had approached the Court in
the year 1999 and 2004. Merely because he has retired it does not
mean that he has liberty to approach the High Court at his desire
or convenience.
It is a belated application suffering from laches
which does not merit any relief. It is evident from perusal of the
writ that the cause of action arose many years ago.
This writ application suffers from laches and delay
and this Court is not inclined to give any favourable direction at
this belated stage. It is dismissed as such.
RPS (Ajay Kumar Tripathi,J.)