IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2290 of 2003 RADHA MANI KUMARI, daughter of Sri Kameshwar Singh, resident of village- Nagain, P. O.- Singhari, P. S.- Goh, District Aurangabad (Bihar). … Petitioner. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. The Director-cum- Joint Secretary, Primary Education Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. Regional Deputy Director, Education, Gaya Division, Gaya. 4. The District Superintendent of Education, Aurangabad. 5. The Block Education Extension Officer-cum- Inspector, (Primary Teacher), Goh, Anchal- Goh, District- Aurangabad. 6. The District Accounts Officer, Aurangabad. 7. The Head Master, Govt. of Middle School, Nagain, P. S. Goh, District- Aurangabad. .. Respondents. ----------- 3. 26.07.2010 No one appears for the petitioner. In this writ petition, the following prayer of the petitioner reading as follows; “1. That this is an application for issuance of an appropriate writ/writs, order/orders, direction, commanding the respondents to pay the arrears of salary since January, 1990 to November, 1990 worth Rs.18456.00 of the writ petitioner in which period she has discharged his duty with the full satisfaction of the respondent authorities. And/or the respondents may be directed to pay interest thereupon from the due date of payment till actual date of payment, and/or be pleased to pass such other order/orders which your lordships may deem fit and proper.” being a relief for which cause of action had 2 arisen way back in the year 1990 itself cannot be held to be maintainable as this writ petition was filed on 27.2.2003. There is no explanation for such gross delay of more than 12 years in filing of this writ petition. That being so, this writ petition is dismissed only on the ground of delay and laches. kanchan (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)