IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.88 of 2010 LAL BABU PRASAD, SON OF LATE JHAPSI PRASAD, RESIDENT OF DABUCHAK NAGLA, P.S. MALSALAMI, PATNA CITY, DISTRICT- PATNA, MANAGER, M/S KUMAR MEDICAL HALL, MAKHANIA KUAN, PATNA- 800004. . . . . . PETITIONER– APPELLANT. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, OLD SECRETARIAT, PATNA- 800 015. 2. THE COMMISSIONER-CUM-SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF BIHAR, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE, VIKASH BHAWAN (NEW SECRETARIAT), PATNA- 800 015. 3. THE DIRECTOR IN-CHIEF, DIRECTORATE OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE, VIKASH BHAWAN (NEW SECRETARIAT), PATNA- 800 015. 4. THE DIRECTOR, T.B. & DEMONSTRATION CENTRE, AGAM KUAN, PATNA- 800 007. . . . . . . RESPONDENTS – RESPONDENTS. ----------- 03 11.01.2011 Heard Mr. Bipin Bihari Singh for the appellant. This appeal under Clause 10 of the Letters Patent of the High Court of Judicature at Patna raises a grievance with respect to the order dated 17.12.2009, passed by a learned Single Judge of this Court in C.W.J.C. No. 17638 of 2009, whereby the writ petition has been dismissed on the ground of abnormal delay. The appellant seems to be a supplier of medicines of the State of Bihar and did not receive payments for the supplies made in 1982 and 1991, and the writ petition was lodged in this Court on 15.12.2009. We agree with the conclusion of the learned Single Judge that the writ petition raises a stale claim and is abnormally late. This appeal is dismissed. Uday/ (S.K. Katriar, J.) (S. P. Singh, J.)