IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.7324 of 2010 1. Baliram Rai S/O Late Ram Nandan Rai R/O Vill Ranni, P.S. Sikarhatta, Distt-Bhojpur Versus 1. The Union Of India Through The Cabinet Secretary Union Of India, New Delhi 2. The Secretary, Ministry Of Home Affairs Union Of India ,New Delhi 3. The Under Secretary, Government Of India Minstry Of Home Affairs , Freedom Fighter Division Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market, New Delhi-110003 4. The State Of Bihar Through The Chief Secretary Govt. Of Bihar, Patna 5. The Principal Secretary, Department Of Home (Special) Govt. Of Bihar, Patna 6. The Under Secretary, Department Of Home Govt. Of Bihar, Patna 7. The Deputy Secretary Cum Public Information Officer Department Of Home (Special) Govt. Of Bihar, Patna 8. The Under Secretary Department Of Home Govt. Of Bihar, Patna ---------------------------------- 2 29.09.2011 Heard Ms. Anjana Mishra, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. Considering the circumstances that the case of the petitioner for freedom fighter pension had firstly been raised as back as in the year 1975 and forwarded to the Central Government and which was rejected, as is manifest from the counter affidavit filed on behalf of the Central Government and that the petitioner has awakened to his cause after a lapse of more than 30 years inter alia on the grounds that the rejection order was never communicated, the same cannot be a ground to maintain the writ petition after such a long lapse of time and unexplained delay spanning over more than thirty years. The writ petition is dismissed. Bibhash (Jyoti Saran, J.)