IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.17079 of 2007 Harishchandra Prasad, son of Sri Lakshu Prasad Yadav, resident of village Meskour, P.O. & P.S.- Meskour, District- Nawada. ………Petitioner. VERSUS 1. The State of Bihar through its Chief Secretary, Bihar, Patna. 2. The Vice-Chancellor, Magadh University, Bodh Gaya, Gaya. 3. The Registrar, Magadh University, Bodh Gaya, Gaya. 4. The Examination Controller, Magadh University, Bodh Gaya. 5. The Principal, Dr. Saiyed Mahmuad Teachers Training College, B.M. Das Road, Patna. ……… Respondents. ----------- 06 17.03.2009 The petitioner sat for B.Ed. examination conducted by the Magadh University held in the month of September, 1994. The results were published on 17th June, 1995 (Annexure-1). In one of the paper petitioner failed. Petitioner then made an application through Principal for retotalling on or about 22.09.1995 and thereafter deposited retotalling fee on 12.10.1995. It is alleged that neither retotalling was done nor anything communicated to the petitioner, except that as the College was being investigated nothing could be done. The petitioner then made an application again in 2007 and then has come to this Court. In my view, the writ petition is liable to be dismissed on the ground of laches and delay. Having not received any response from the University petitioner should have immediately come to this Court but he chose not to move any authority. University is to maintain answer books only for specified period of time, even time is fixed for making an application for retotalling. When University did not oblige the petitioner in the year 1995, petitioner should have been more vigilant and either approached this Court or the necessary authority for 2 the relief sought for. It did not anything but slept for 14 long years. Now, even if this were to direct the University to retotal, it would be infructuous direction, inasmuch as, answer books are not available any more. The writ petition is, thus, dismissed. Trivedi/ (Navaniti Prasad Singh, J.)