IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.9304 of 2008 Shushil Paswan, son of Shri Shivji Paswan, resident of village Kushail, P.S. Pupri, District- Sitamarhi. ………… Petitioner Versus 1.The State Of Bihar 2.The District Magistrate, Sitamarhi 3.Deputy Development Commissioner, Sitamarhi 4.District Panchayat Raj Officer, Sitamarhi 5.District Superintendent of Education, Sitamarhi 6.Block Development Officer, Pupri, District- Sitamarhi 7.Block Education Extension Officer, Pupri, District- Sitamarhi 8.The Mukhiya, Gram Panchayat Bhitha, Dharampur, P.s. Pupri, District- Sitamarhi 9.Sheela Kumari wife of Radhey Shyam Roy, Gram Panchayat Bhitha, Dharampur, P.S. Pupri, District- Sitamarhi 10.Sunita Kumari, wife of Kumar Suman, resident of village Badhasati, Gram Panchayat Bhitha, Dharampur, P.S. Pupri, District- Sitamarhi. ……….. Respondents ---------------------------------- 3. 29/08/2011 Admittedly, petitioner has not been paid his honorarium as Shiksha Mitra since 8.2.2003. His grievance is that subsequently ten persons, who were also appointed as Shiksha Mitra along with him, were retained or their engagement were renewed but his engagement was not renewed after that date. For this grievance, he has filed this writ application in 2008. The writ application suffers from gross delay and laches. It is accordingly dismissed. 2 However, this order will not prejudice the claim of the petitioner for payment of honorarium of the period he has actually worked under valid orders. Pradeep/ ( J. N. Singh,J.)