IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.877 of 2005 Rajkali Devi W/o Late Surendra Pd. Singh, R/o Ratanpura Vasant, P.S. Garkha, Dist. Saran ( Chapra) at present residing at Bhim Nagar, P.S.Birpur, Dist. Supaul ---Petitioner. Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The Secretary, Department of Water Resources, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Chief Engineer, Department of Water Resources, Anisabad, Patna. 4. The Superintending Engineer, Jalpath Anchal Nawadah. 5. The Executive Engineer, Tilaiya Nahar Pramandal, Wazirganj, Gaya ---Respondents. ----------- 08. 15.07.2011 Nobody appears on behalf of the petitioner. Learned counsel for the State is present. Petitioner has prayed for issuance of appropriate writ directing the respondents to pay the salary of the husband of the petitioner since May, 1993 to till date of his superannuation (30.06.1998) which, according to the petitioner, was withheld since February, 1993. A counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of the State respondents. In paragraph no. 36 a stand has been taken that the husband of the petitioner, while in service, accepted that he was wilfully absent for the period in question and for which he is not entitled to claim any salary. The husband of the petitioner retired on 30.06.1998. It appears that after his death the widow of the deceased employee has filed this application in the year 2005. In the facts and circumstances, this Court is of the view 2 that relief prayed for in the application is grossly barred by delay and laches. It is, accordingly, dismissed. Sym ( Kishore K. Mandal, J. )