IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.4385 of 2007 BIRENDRA DAS S/o- late Leela Das, R/o- Bichali Malahi, P.O. and P.S. Barh, District Patna Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR through the Chief Secretary, Bihar, Patna. 2. The Secretary-cum-Commissioner, Deptt. of Planning, Bihar, Patna. 3. The Director, Statistics Dept., Bihar, Patna. ----------- 2 09.04.2010 Mr. Ashok Kumar Sinha-2, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Santosh Kumar, learned A.C. to G.A.6 for the State are present. The petitioner superannuated from the post of Administrative Officer in the office of Dy. Director (Statistics), Patna Division, Patna with effect from 31.1.1999. The writ petition has been filed more than 8 years thereafter raising an issue of promotion under the A.C.P. Schemes which were introduced under the pay revision effective in the State of Bihar with effective from 1.1.1996 the actual payments whereof to be made on 1.4.1997. The writ petition suffering from gross laches of unexplained delay does not merit consideration and is dismissed accordingly. Bibhash (Jyoti Saran, J. )