IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.13744 of 2005 CHANDRA SHEKHAR PRASAD Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 2. 28.07.2008 Heard the learned Counsel for the petitioner and the learned Counsel for the State. The relief claimed in this writ application is for retrospective promotion. The petitioner retired from service on 30.11.1989 while holding the post of Assistant Statistical Officer (Home) Special Department. The cause of action in the writ petition is based on certain promotions granted on 4.5.1995 with retrospective effect from 1.3.1989. Some of whom according to the petitioner are junior to him. The petitioner himself states to have filed his representation on 25.1.2005, ten years after the grant of promotion by which he is aggrieved, which purportedly refers to earlier representation but which are not on record. In any event, filing of representation is settled to be no explanation of delay unless a legal remedy was being pursued. This Court is satisfied that the writ application is barred by gross and inordinate unexplained delay and therefore no relief can be granted to the petitioner. . Learned Counsel next submits that recently the represent5ation of the petitioner has been rejected. That the petitioner proposes to file a representation against the rejection Refusal of this Court to entertain this writ application shall not inhibit the respondents in any manner from considering the representation of the petitioner. The writ application stands disposed. Snkumar/- (Navin Sinha,J.)