IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.10017 of 2001 MD.JAINUDDIN Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 6 16.09.2008 The claim in this writ application is for grant of Super Selection Grade allegedly wrongly denied when his juniors were granted the same in the year 1953 but the same has been granted to the petitioner in the year 1960. The petitioner is stated to have superannuated on 31.5.1983. The writ petition has been filed thereafter in August, 2001. The delay is sought to be explained by mere filing of representation, which stands settled to be not sufficient explanation unless a legal remedy was being pursued to explain the delay. This Court is satisfied that the writ application suffers from gross inordinate delay and laches. It is accordingly dismissed. pkj (Navin Sinha, J)