IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO. 1503 of 2010 IN CIVIL WRIT JURISDICTION CASE NO. 5135 of 2000 WITH INTERLOCUTORY APPLICATION NO. 8486 of 2010 IN LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO.1503 of 2010 =================================================== DILIP KUMAR & ORS Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ================================================== APPEARANCE For the Appellants : Mr. Subash Chandra Yadav, Advocate =================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE And HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 2 28/9/2010 This Appeal under Clause 10 of the Letters Patent is preferred against the judgment and order dated 9th June 2003 passed by the learned Single Judge in CWJC. No.5135 of 2000, after a delay of nearly six years. The appellants – writ petitioners assert their right to pre-emption in respect of the agricultural land transferred in the year 1985. We are informed that the impugned judgment dated 9th June 2003 has been upheld by the Division Bench on 26th June 2008 in LPA. Nos.634, 637 & 639 of 2003. The present Appeal also has to meet the same fate. We may, however, note that the appellants have not 2 made out any cause, much less a sufficient cause, for the delay of nearly six years. Besides, the appellants, though are aware of the confirmation of the impugned judgment by the Division Bench in the month of July 2009, have filed the present Appeal more than a year thereafter. In our opinion, this is nothing but clear abuse of the process of the court. The Appeal is dismissed both on merits and on limitation as well as for being abuse of the process of law. The Interlocutory Application stands disposed of. Neyaz/ ( R. M. Doshit,CJ.) (Jyoti Saran, J.)