IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.3790 of 2003 SATENDRA KUMAR SINGH son of Late Ramjanam Singh -vill- Mohammadpur via- Barshiyama, P. S. Ekkangersarai, District Nalanda. …. Petitioner. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR through the Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 2. D. G. of Police-cum I. G. of Police, Bihar, Patna. 3. I. G. CABINET VIGILENCE, Electricity Board, Cell, Patna. 4. A.I.G. of POLTE (WELFARE) BIHAR, Patna. 5. D.G., Cabinet Vigilance, Electricity Board Cell, Patna. 6. D.I.G. Cabinet Vigilance, Electricity Board, Board Cell, Patna. … Respondents. ----------- 4. 24.07.2009. No one appears for the petitioner. The prayer made in this writ application for a retrospective promotion and payment of salary from 8.12.94 by assailing an order dated 1.3.97 (Annexure- 1) cannot be entertained by this Court in a writ application filed on 16.4.2003. The reasons are very clear inasmuch as, the Bihar Service Code does not permit any retrospective promotion nor does the petitioner claim that any person junior to him and/or similarly situated were given such promotion from retrospective date. Be that as it may, this application being wholly belated and at least claiming promotion after a period of 2 9 years of entitlement by assailing an order of the year 1997 through the present writ application filed in the year 2003 is definitely not maintainable on account of unexplained delay. That being so, this writ application is dismissed. kanchan (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)