IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.652 of 2011 The Secretary, Bihar School Examination Board Patna .....Respondent ...Appellant Versus 1. Sadhana Singh, resident of village Chhakan Bigha, P.S. Karpi, District Jehanabad ..........Petitioner ......Respondent 2. The State of Bihar 3. District Education Officer, District Patna 4. The Head Master, Rajkiakrit High School, Bans Bigha, P.S. Dhanuria, District Patna ......Respondents ......Respondents ----------- 2 21-04-2011 Heard learned counsel for the appellant and perused the limitation application (I.A. no. 3002/2011) as well as the short order passed by the writ court on 3rd February, 2009 which was subsequently clarified at the instance of the appellant on 29th September, 2010 and it was made clear that the appellant Board is to meet the cost of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) awarded to the writ petitioner. The delay counted from the original order awarding cost of Rs. 10,000/- is 693 days and from the date of clarification the delay is of about 200 days. Besides there being no good explanation for such huge delay, we find that the Board is unnecessarily bent upon to spent public money on litigation for fighting a cost of Rs. 10,000/- awarded to a girl student whose result for the Matriculation examination in the year 2004 was 2 delayed and was published only after she filed the writ petition in the year 2007. The result was published on 11th December, 2008 and she was shown to have passed in 1st division. Considering the adverse effect upon her career the writ court felt compelled to award cost of Rs. 10,000/- which is rather on the lighter side. We are neither satisfied about the explanation for delay nor on merits. Hence both, the limitation application and the appeal are dismissed. Learned counsel for the appellant has hinted that the Board has found the action of a particular Headmaster objectionable and real cause for the delay. We are no persuaded to enter into such a controversy. The appellant- Board, if so advised, may take any action in the matter against concerned authorities in accordance with law. BKS/- (Shiva Kirti Singh, J.) (Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J.)