IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.10396 of 2010 MD. SAKIR ALI, S/O MD. FARID, R/O VILLAGE & P.O. SATHNA, P.S. GOPALPUR, DISTRICT- BHAGALPUR. ……….. PETITIONER Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. THE CHIEF SECRETARY,GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE D.G. CUM I. G. OF POLICE,BIHAR, PATNA. 4. THE A.I.G. OF POLICE (PERSONNEL) BIHAR,PATNA. 5. THE D.I.G. OF POLICE MAGADH RANGE GAYA. 6. THE CHAIRMAN CONSTABLE SELECTION COMMITTEE,GAYA AT PRESENT COMMANDANT B.M.P.6, MUZAFFARPUR. 7. THE S. P. NAWADA CUM MEMBER C.S.C. GAYA. ………… RESPONDENTS ----------- 2. 05/05/2011 Petitioner is aggrieved by non-acceptance of his joining in the year 2000 inspite of his selection for appointment as Constable. To explain the delay, reliance has been placed on an order of this Court dated 27.4.2004 passed in the writ application of the petitioner, as contained in Annexure-3. By this order, writ application was dismissed in the light of the statements made in the counter affidavit. However, this Court observed that the representation of the petitioner, if it is said to be statutory in nature, should be considered and disposed of in accordance with law. No provision for statutory representation in the matter has been brought to the notice of this Court. Since the earlier writ application was dismissed on merits, this also does not 2 condone the delay of ten years in approaching this Court. The observations of the Apex Court made in paragraph 8 onwards in the case of C.Jacob Vs. Director of Geology & Mining, reported in (2008)10 S.C.C. 115, is an eye opener to this Court for the approach to be adopted in such matters of gross delay and laches on the part of the petitioner to approach this Court. The writ application is dismissed. Pradeep/ ( J. N. Singh,J.)