IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1898 of 2008 Umesh Kumar Singh, Son of Dadan Singh, Resident of Village Madhura, P.S. Durgawati, District Kaimur…….Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through the Secretary, Department of Primary and Adult Education, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2. The District Magistrate-cum-Collector, Kaimur (Bhabua). 3. Regional Deputy Director of Education, Kaimur (Bhabua). 4. District Superintendent of Education, Kaimur, (Bhabua). 5. Block Education Extension Officer, Durgawati, Kaimur (Bhabua) 6. Mukhiya Gram Panchayat Chaow, P.S. Durgawati, District Kaimur (Bhabua). 7. Ajit Kumar Singh, Son of Feku Singh, 8. Din Bandhu Choubey, Son of Tarkeshwar Choubey, Both Respondent Nos. 7 and 8 are residents of Village Bheriya, P.S. Durgawati, District Kaimur (Bhabua)…………………………………………..Respondents ----------- 2 23.09.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned counsel for the State. Petitioner is aggrieved by non- consideration of his case for appointment on the post of Shiksha Mitra, pursuant to an advertisement dated 12.01.2003. There is nothing on record to show that soon after selection process for appointment on the post of Shiksha Mitra was over, petitioner filed his complaint before any authority raising his grievances. It is 2 clear that for the first time, petitioner had approached this Court through this writ application in 2008. The claim of the petitioner, therefore, suffers from delay and laches. Accordingly, the writ application is dismissed. BT (J. N. Singh, J.)