IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.17649 of 2008 PROF.(DR.)SHAYMANAND SINGH, S/O LATE BABULAL SINGH, R/O MOHALLA-CHOTI KHANJARPUR, S.M.COLLEGE ROAD, BHAGALPUR, DISTRICT- BHAGALPUR AND PRESENTLY POSTED AS HEAD OF DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY MARWARI COLLEGE, T.M.BHAGALPUR UNIVERSITY, BHAGALPUR. …………PETITIONER. Versus 1. T.M.BHAGALPUR UNIVERSITY THROUGH ITS REGISTRAR. 2. THE V.C., T.M.BHAGALPUR UNIVERSITY, BHAGALPUR. 3. THE REGISTRAR, T.M.BHAGALPUR UNIVERSITY, BHAGALPUR. 4. THE CHAIRMAN, BIHAR UNIVERSITY SERVICE COMMISSION (CONSTITUENT COLLEGES) SERVICE COMMISSION (DISSOLVED), PATNA. 5. THE SECRETARY, BIHAR UNIVERSITY SERVICE COMMISSION (CONSTITUENT COLLEGES) SERVICE COMMISSION (DISSOLVED), PATNA. ……………RESPONDENTS. ----------- 2 11.08.2011 From Annexure-1 it appears that the petitioner along with others was provisionally promoted on the post of Reader subject to concurrence of the Commission. Petitioner was promoted with effect from 01.02.1985. After the concurrence was received, the matter was placed before the Syndicate which resolved on 12.08.1995 to promote the teachers on regular basis. Accordingly, notification was issued by the University contained in notification no.71/95 by which the date of promotion of the Lecturers on the post of 2 Reader was notified. The date of promotion of the petitioner was shown as 24.09.1985 instead of 01.02.1985. Petitioner sat over the matter for almost 10 years and started filing his representation only from 2006 onwards. Thus, it is apparent that the petitioner had accepted the date of his promotion as notified by the notification, as contained in Annexure-2, without any objection for more than 10 years. Now in 2008 petitioner has filed this writ application for shifting of the date of promotion. Apparently, the claim of the petitioner suffers from gross delay and laches. The writ application is accordingly dismissed. Arvind/ ( J.N. Singh, J.)