IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Letters Patent Appeal No.1368 of 2011 In Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 3745 of 2009 ====================================================== 1. Chandra Shekhar Thakur S/O Late Saligram Thakur R/O Village- Barari, P.O.-Parari, P.S.- Barari, District- Bhagalpur .... .... Appellant/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through The Chief Secretary Government Of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna 2. The Commissioner-Cum-Secretary Department Of Science and Technology, Bisheshwaraiya Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna 3. The Director, Department Of Science and Technology Bisheshwaraiya Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna 4. The Joint Secretary Department of Science And Technology, Bisheshwaraiya Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna 5. The Deputy Secretary, Department Of Industries, Old Secretariat, Patna 6. The Principal, Government Polytechnic, Bhagalpur 7. The Accountant General (A & E)-Ii, Bihar, Patna .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : M/s. Bidhanesh Misra and Tanuja Mishra, Advocates. For the Respondent/s : Mr. Rabindra Kumar Priyadarshi, A.C. to No. 1 to 5 AAG-1 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA PRASAD VERMA ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 2 29-09-2011 Feeling aggrieved by the judgment and order dated 18th July 2011 passed by the learned single Judge in above C.W.J.C. No. 3745 of 2009 the writ petitioner has preferred the present Appeal under Clause 10 of the Letters Patent. The appellant, an employee of the State Government retired from service on 31st January 1994, filed above C.W.J.C. No. 3745 of 2009 under Article 226 of the Constitution for certain service benefits such as promotion and fixation of pay. Patna High Court LPA No.1368 of 2011 (2) dt.29-09-2011 2 The learned single Judge has dismissed the writ petition on the ground of stale claim. We agree with the learned single Judge. Appeal is dismissed in limine. B Tiwary/- (R.M. Doshit, CJ) (Birendra Prasad Verma, J)