IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.6281 of 2011 Sudha Kumari Sinha, D/o Chandeshwar Prasad, W/o Satyendra Kumar, Resident of village-Bakaur, P.O.-Paithana, P.S.- Islampur, District- Nalanda …. Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR through the Principal Secretary, Department of Social welfare, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 2. The District Magistrate, Nalanda at Biharsarif 3. The District Programme Officer, Nalanda at Biharsarif 4. Child development Project Officer, Islampur, Nalanda .. Respondents ----------- For the Petitioner :- Uday Bhanu Singh For the State :- Rishi Raj Sinha, G.P. 19 Gopal Krishana, A.C. to G.P.-19 2 08.04.2011 The present writ application has been filed by the petitioner with a prayer to include her name in merit list on the ground that she has applied for the post of Ladies Supervisor in the Social Welfare Department through on-line on 18.07.2010 and also by registered post on 19.07.2010. According to the petitioner herself, the said application has been returned on 28.07.2010 without disclosing any reason. In the opinion of this Court, as the petitioner has chosen to question the aforesaid inaction of the respondents belatedly, i.e. after a period of 8 months of the cause of action, this writ application is not maintainable on the ground of delay and laches. Accordingly, the writ application stands 2 dismissed on the ground of delay and laches above. Ashwini/- (T. Meena Kumari, J.)