IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.219 of 2009 YOGENDRA SHARMA, SON OF LATE RAMESHWAR PRASAD SHARMA, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- PANDARAK, P.S.- PANDARAK, DISTRICT- PATNA. ……. Petitioner Versus 1. THE DEPUTY MANAGING DIRECTOR, PERSONNEL AND SERVICES, STATE BANK OF INDIA, CENTRAL OFFICE, BOMBAY. 2. THE CHIEF GENERAL MANAGER, STATE BANK OF INDIA, JUDGES COURT ROAD, PATNA. 3. THE ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER, PENSION, PROVIDENT- FUND & GRATUITY, LOCAL HEAD OFFICE, STATE BANK OF INDIA, PATNA. … Respondents ----------- 4 05.10.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner. This application has been filed by the appellant of L.P.A. No. 141 of 2007 (Yogendra Sharma versus The State of Bihar), for recall of the order dated 29.9.2008, whereby the appeal was dismissed for non-appearance. We have perused the materials on record and considered the submissions of learned counsel for the parties. The appeal was taken up on 20.4.2007, 20.8.2007, 21.11.2007, 17.3.2008, 23.6.2008, 4.8.2008, 20.8.2008, 4.9.2008 and 12.9.2008, and was adjourned on each and every occasion on the prayer of the learned counsel for the appellant. It was finally adjourned to 29.9.2008, on which date it stood dismissed for default. It is a gross case of laches and negligence personally 2 attributable to the learned counsel for the appellant. In that view of the matter, this application is rejected. pkj (S.K. Katriar, J.) ( Kishore K. Mandal, J. )