IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.11944 of 2009 ARUNA DEVI WIFE OF LATE RAMAKANT PANDEY, RESIDENT OF VILL- MOKARAMPUR P.O.- MIRCHAIGANJ, P.S. & DISTT.- NALANDA ---- PETITIONER Versus 1. THE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE CHIEF POSTMASTER GENERAL, DAK BHAVAN, SANSAD MARG, NEW DELHI-1 2. POSTMASTER GENERAL (BIHAR CIRCLE), PATNA, BIHAR. 3. SUPERINTENDENT OF POST OFFICES, NALANDA DIVISION, NALANDA AT BIHARSHARIF (BIHAR) 4. MEMBER(P), DEPARTMENT OF POSTS, MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATION, GOVT. OF INDIA, DAK BHAVAN, SANSAD MARG, NEW DELHI- 110001. ---- RESPONDENTS. ----------- 2 28.01.2010 Heard Mr. Sunil Kumar for the petitioner, and Mr. Rakesh Kumar Singh for respondents. This writ petition is directed against the order dated 07.12.2007 (Annexure-1), passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal, Patna Bench, Patna, in O.A.No. 271 of 2006 ( Smt. Aruna Devi vrs. The Union of India and ors.), whereby the application preferred by the petitioner herein, being the widow of Ramakant Pandey (late employee), has been dismissed. We have perused the materials on record and considered the submissions of the learned counsel for the parties. It appears to us that Ramakant Pandey was appointed as EDBPM (now GDSBPM) in the year 1978. A departmental proceeding was initiated against him, whereby he was charge- sheeted for having embezzled a sum of Rs. 6650/-, in the four savings bank account in the post office he was posted, and also did not credit three deposits amounting to Rs. 2400/-. After conclusion of the departmental proceeding in which the 2 employee had participated, the learned disciplinary authority had dismissed him from service by order dated 06.08.1987, and impugned before Tribunal, which has been rejected mainly on the ground of delay. We entirely agree with the order of the learned Tribunal. It seeks to raise a stale claim. The writ petition is dismissed. Sym/ (S.K.Katriar,J.) (Kishore K. Mandal, J.)