IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LETTERS PATENT APPEAL No.1266 of 2010 IN CIVIL WRIT JURISDICTION CASE No. 11051 of 2003 WITH INTERLOCUTORY APPLICATION No. 7154 of 2010 IN LETTERS PATENT APPEAL No.1266 of 2010 ==================================================== 1. The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Director, Mass Education, Bihar, Patna. 3. The Assistant Director, Mass Education, Bihar, Patna. 4. The District Mass Education Officer, District-Banka. 5. The Collector, Banka, District-Banka. …. …. (Respondents)-Appellants Versus 1. Pradeep Kumar Jha, son of Arjun Jha Sanehi, Resident of Aurna Colony, Banka, P.S. Banka, District-Banka. 2. Abhay Kumar Ghosh, Son of Kanhaiyalal Ghosh, resident of Babu Tola, P.S. Banka, District-Banka. …. …. (Petitioners)-Respondents ==================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant : Mr. D. P. Choudhary, S.C.-2 Mr. Vijay Kumar, A.C. to S.C.-2 ==================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 2. 24.8.2010. Re. Interlocutory Application No.7154 of 2010:- This application under Section 5 of the Limitation Act has been filed by the appellant State of Bihar for condonation of delay of one year and 330 days occurred in filing the above Letters Patent Appeal. The delay has not been satisfactorily explained. - 2 - The Application is rejected. Consequently, the Letters Patent Appeal stands disposed of. Pawan/- (R.M. Doshit, CJ) (Jyoti Saran, J)