IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.16178 of 2006 FUL KANT GIRI, Son of Late Ram Balak Giri, resident of Village- Vidyapati Nagar, P.S. Vidya Pati Nagar, District-Samastipur. ......Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar through Secretary, Department of Water Resources, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Secretary, Department of Finance, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Director, Provident Fund, Pant Bhawan, Patna. 4. The Chief Engineer, Mechanical Division, Birpur, District-Supaul. 5. The Superintending Engineer, Mechanical Division, Birpur, Supaul. 6. The Executive Engineer, Mechanical Division, Birpur, District- Supaul. 7. The District Magistrate, Supaul. 8. The District Provident Fund Officer, Supaul...................Respondents. ----------- 03. 15.12.2009. Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and the counsel appearing on behalf of the State. The petitioner who claims to be the son of one Late Ram Balak Giri has filed this writ petition for payment of the retiral dues and salary etc. to which his late father was entitled. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State has filed counter-affidavit and has submitted that since after filing of the earlier writ petition by the father of this petitioner bearing C.W.J.C. No. 1566 of 1971 which was disposed of by this Court vide order passed on 28.01.1977, no steps were taken by father of the petitioner to espouse his grievance earlier relatable to the order passed in C.W. J.C. No. 1566 of 1971 or his retiral benefits. Thereafter the present writ petition has been filed after a lapse of almost 30 years by the son. The writ petition besides being silent on any documents in support of the claim advanced by the son of late Ram Balak Giri also suffers from gross laches 2 and delay, and the same is dismissed as such. U.K. (Jyoti Saran,J)