IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.776 of 2009 ANIL KUMAR son of late A. B. Lal, Manager, Nalanda Gramin Bank, Now known as Madhya Bihar Gramin Bank, B/o Konand, P.S. Asthawan, P.O. Konand, District- Nalanda at present resident of Krishi Colony, P O.- Ashiyana Nagar, P.S. Shastri Nagar, Patna-800023 (Bihar). ….Petitioner-Appellant. Versus 1. MADHYA BIHAR GRAMIN BANK, Head Office Patna, Meena Complex, Near Patna Museum, Patna- 80001 (Formerly known as Nalanda Gramin Bank, Bihar Sharif, District- Nalanda) through its Chairman. 2. The Chairman, Madhya Bihar Gramin Bank, Head Office Patna, Meena Complex, Near Patna Museum, Patna-800001 (Formerly known as Nalanda Gramin Bank, Bihar Sharif, District- Nalanda. 3. The Board of Directors, Madhya Bihar Gramin Bank, Head Office Patna, Meena Complex, Near Patna Museum, Patna-800001 (Formerly known as Nalanda Gramin Bank, Bihar Sharif, District- Nalanda). ….Respondents-Respondents . ----------- 5 13.12.2010 In this letters patent appeal, the appellant-writ petitioner has chosen to assail the order dated 31.3.2009 passed by the learned single Judge in CWJC No. 11890 of 2002 refusing to entertain his writ petition seeking a direction to consider his case along with other candidates who had appeared in the written test examination for promotion in Scale II Officer in Group A held on 27.10.2002. In view of the fact that a period of eight years has already elapsed, we are of the considered opinion that no cause of action survives for the present as the 2 appellant-writ petitioner has also suffered minor punishment by way of stoppage of one increment with cumulative effect during the period when the written test was conducted inasmuch as on that ground also the appellant-writ petitioner has lost his entitlement for consideration. Accordingly, this appeal fails and is dismissed. Kanchan/rishi (T. Meena Kumari, J.) (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)