IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.323 of 2011 1. Ram Ratan Singh, son of Late Guru Prasad Singh, resident of village Punama Pratapnagar, Rajendra Colony, P.O. Maniamore, P.S. Naugachhia, District- Bhagalpur 2. Ram Shivaji Prasad, son of Saryug Mehra, resident of L.I.G.H. House No. 14/481, Hanuman Nagar, P.S. Hanuman Nagar, District-Patna-20 3. Sunil Kumar Dubey, son of Surajdeo Dubey, resident of New Bhikha Chowk, Anandpath, P.O. Anishabad, P.S. Gardanibagh, Town and District- Patna 4. Sitanshu Bhushan, son of Sri Umesh Chandra Prasad Sinha, resident of Shyam Path, Chandmari Road, P.S. Kankarbagh, District- Patna 5. Binod Thakur, son of Sri Ram Thakur, C/o B.Thakur, E.S.I. Colony, Ambedkar Path, Rukanpura, P.O. B.V. College, P.S. Rupaspur, District- Patna 6. Ashok Kumar Singh, son of Late Tribhuwan Singh, resident of Mohalla Azad path, Chandmari Road Madan Lal Jain Gali, P.O. and P.S. Kankarbagh, District- Patna 7. Anil Kumar, son of late Om Prakash, resident of Gajadhar Chak, Gola Road Danapur, P.S. Danapur, District- Patna 8. Satish Kumar Tagore son of late Ram Sewak Tagore, resident of village Bagmusa, P.O. Hajipur, P.S. Hajipur town, Dist. Vaishali 9. Arun Kumar, son of Jiw Lal Thakur, resident of village and P.O. Bhatta, P.S. Kashichak, District- Nawada 10. Ganesh Kumar son of late Fagu Bhagat, resident of village Tikait P.O. Neura, P.S. Bihta, District- Patna 11. Rajendra Kumar Akela, son of Devendra Yadav, resident of village Basokhanda, P.O. Rasalpur, P.S. Noorsarai, District- Nalanda 12. Sunil Choudhary, son of Sri Gulab Choudhary, resident of village Jamalpur Kodai, P.O. Harkhauli, P.S. Gaighat, District- Muzaffarpur …………Petitioners Versus 1. The Bihar School Examination Board, Patna through its Secretary, Sinha Library Road, Patna 2. The Chairman, Bihar School Examination Board, Sinha Library Road, Patna 3. The Secretary, Bihar School Examination Board Sinha Library Road, Patna ……………. Respondents ----------- 2 For the petitioners : M/s. Shivaji Pandey, Sr. Advocate and Nalin Vilochan Tiwary, Advocate. For the B.S.E.B:- M/s. Lalit Kishore, Sr. Advocate & Piyus Lall, Advocate. ----------- 3. 21.1.2011 Heard learned counsels for the parties. Admittedly the petitioners had last worked as casual/daily wage employees in the respondent- Board till the year 1996. Thereafter their services are not being engaged. At no point of time earlier, it is asserted on behalf of learned counsel for the respondent-Board and not denied by learned counsel for the petitioner, they had approached this Court with respect to their rights and after a delay of 14 years they have for the first time asserted their claim, that too without any factual background or support, only on the basis of certain contingencies that may arise. In the above circumstances, this Court finds that the writ petition raises a stale claim without even any material fact to support such claim. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed on the ground of delay and laches. S.Pandey ( Ramesh Kumar Datta, J.)