IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.445 of 2007 PARASHURAM SHARMA, son of Keshwar Singh, resident of mohalla Horilganj, court Area, P.O./P.S/District Jehanabad .. Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. The Secretary, Agriculture Department, New Secretariat, Patna 3. The Joint Secretary, Agriculture Department, New Secretariat Patna 4. The Director, Agriculture Department, New Secretariat, Patna 5. The Director, Horticulture Bihar (Agriculture Department) Old secretariat, Patna 6. The Agriculture Production Commissioner (A.P.C.) New Secretariat, Patna .. Respondents ----------- 3 04.05.2011 The present appeal has been filed against the order dated 30.03.2007 passed by learned Single Judge in C.W.J.C. No. 5735 of 2005 for claiming promotion of the petitioner/appellant to the post of Sub- Divisional Horticulture Officer with effect from 31.12.1990. The petitioner gets superannuated on 30.04.1991 and the present writ petition was filed in the year 2005 claiming such promotion. It has been observed by the learned Single Judge that the relief sought by the petitioner/appellant herein after delay of 14 years, hence, dismissed the writ petition. The learned counsel appearing for the 2 appellant argued before us that most of the candidates junior to the appellant have already been promoted, which orders have also been complained of before this Court. However, the facts would reveal that the petitioner/appellant herein got superannuated on 30.04.1991 and he sought relief for his promotion to the post of Sub-Divisional Horticulture Officer with effect from 31.12.1990 by filing the present writ petition being C.W.J.C. No.5735 of 2005 which was dismissed by this Court on 30.03.2007. In view of such fact, we are of the opinion that as the petitioner has not explained as to why he has filed the present writ petition after delay of 14 years, we are not inclined to interfere with the order of the learned Single Judge. Accordingly, this appeal stands dismissed on the ground of delay and laches itself. Ashwini (T.Meena Kumari,J.) (Akhilesh Chandra, J.)