IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14673 of 2005 MD.ZUBAIR ALAM son of Late Md. Talslimuddin, resident of village- Parsarze Tola Hatgachi, P.S. Dagarwa, District- Purnia. …. Petitioner. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. The District Magistrate, Katihar. 3. The District Education Officer, District- Katihar. 4. The District Superintendent of Education, District- Katihar. 5. The Additional Secretary, Department of Personal and Administrative Reform, Patna, Bihar. … Respondents. ----------- 4. 29.03.2011 Having regard to the fact that the father of the petitioner had died in the year 1986 and the petitioner despite filing of the application for appointment on compassionate ground in the year 1987 has chosen to move this Court only in the year 2005, this writ application has to be dismissed only on account of unexplained delay and laches on the part of the petitioner. That being so, this writ application is dismissed. kanchan (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)