IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.498 of 2011. Sail Kumari Devi wife of Late Sarjug Prasad @ Late Sarju Prasad, Resident of Ram Nagar, P.S Chapra Mufassil District Saran,….. . Appellant. Versus 1.The State Of Bihar. 2.The Director General of Police, Bihar, Patna. 3.The I.G. of Police, Muzaffarpur. 4.The D.I.G. of Police, Muzaffarpur. 5. The S.P., Muzaffarpur …Respondents. ----------- 2. 21.07.2011 Heard learned counsel for the appellant and the learned counsel for the State. The peculiar facts of this case have been noted in detail by the writ court. Suffice it to say that the writ petition filed in the year 2010 is definitely belated because allegedly the husband of the appellant died in the year 1980 and claim for family pension has been made from that date. Considering the facts noted by the writ court and the apparent delay and laches on the part of the petitioner which will make enquiry into the facts alleged at this belated stage very difficult, we find no good reason to take a different view. This appeal is dismissed because in our view also, the writ petition is for a very stale claim. Jay/ (Shiva Kirti Singh,J) ( Shivaji Pandey,J.)