IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.11948 of 2008 Digamber Prasad Digvijay, S/o Late Upendra Prasad Mandal, R/o Village Bochahi, P.S. Gopalpur, District Bhagalpur…………Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar, through Chief Secretary, Bihar, Patna. 2. The Director, Primary Education, Bihar, Patna. 3. The District Magistrate, Bhagalpur. 4. The A.D.M., Establishment, Bhagalpur. 5. The District Superintendent of Education, Bhagalpur. 6. The District Welfare Officer, Bhagalpur………………………………………………………..Respondents ----------- 2 01.10.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned counsel for the State. From the pleadings of the petitioner it appears that father of the petitioner died in harness on 01.12.1981. Thereafter his mother applied for appointment on compassionate ground and the petitioner also submitted applications. In this way, they kept sending applications to the authorities for more than 20 years. Now the petitioner has approached this Court in 2008. There is nothing on record to show that the petitioner was prevented from approaching this Court in due time for redressal of his grievances. 2 In the circumstances, the writ application is dismissed on account of delay and laches. BT (J. N. Singh, J.)