IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.120 of 2008 KAVEENDRA NATH THAKUR @ KAVINDRA NATH THAKUR Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- For the appellant: Mr. Anil Prasad Singh For the respondent no.1 : Mr. Lalit Kishore, AAG - III --- P R E S E N T Hon'ble the Chief Justice And Hon'ble Mr. Justice Chandramauli Kr. Prasad --- Dated, the 29th August, 2008 The single judge dismissed the writ petition on 11th December, 2007, on the ground of delay. Aggrieved by this order, the present appeal has been preferred. 2. That the petitioner is seeking a direction for issuance of mark-sheet and declaration of result for the examination in respect of Teachers’ Training Examination held in the year 1994 is not in dispute. The writ petition has been filed on 27th of April, 2007. 3. Whatever be the explanation, the delay, in the facts and circumstances of the case, is fatal. The respondents in the counter affidavit have stated that answer-books, marks foils, attendance - sheet etc., of the said examination were not available. In so far as the tabulation register is concerned, it transpires that he remained absent in external valuation papers and as such he was 2 declared failed. 4. Dismissal of the writ petition by the single judge , in the circumstances, cannot be legally flawed. 5. Letters patent appeal is dismissed in limine. R. M. Lodha, CJ. Chandramauli Kr. Prasad, J. Neyaz/-