IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.17800 of 2009 1. UMESH KUMAR SINHA S/O SHARDA PRASAD THE PRESIDENT OF THE STUDENTS UNION, CENTRAL SHARIRIK SHAIKSHIK PRASHIKSHAN PARISHAD, SITAMARHI, R/O VILL+P.O. KHANPUR MAL, P.S. BATH, DISTT. BHAGALPUR Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY ART, CULTURE AND YOUTH DEPTT., GOVT. OF BIHAR, NEW SECRETARIAT, PATNA 3. THE JOINT SECRETARY ART, CULTURE AND YOUTH DEPTT., GOVT. OF BIHAR, NEW SECRETARIAT, PATNA 4. THE DIRECTOR ART, CULTURE AND YOUTH DEPTT., GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 5. THE BIHAR SCHOOL EXAMINATION BOARD, SINHA LIBRARY ROAD, PATNA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY ----------- For the Petitioner:- Mr. Bipin Bihari Singh, Adv. Mr. Shyama Kant Singh, Adv. For the State:- A.K. Drivadi, AC to G.P. 13 For the N.C.T.E.:- Mr. S.N. Paathak, Adv. For the Board:- Mrs. Namrata Mishra, Adv. --------------- 2. 5.3.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, for the State and for the Bihar School Examination Board. The prayer in this application is for a direction to the respondent Board to conduct the examination of the petitioner for the course of C.P.Ed. which he completed in the Sessions 1990-91. He seeks this direction much belatedly in the year 2009. There is no pleading in the writ application of what remedies were pursued by the petitioner for these long years and there is explanation for the delay as to how he was vigilant about the protection of his own interests. 2 Learned counsel for the Board rightly points out that with the passage of time records may not be found easily and it may not be possible to hold the examinations after proper intimation to all candidates as no individual examination can be held for the petitioner alone. This Court finds it difficult to give any positive direction to the Board for holding of the examination, in view of the passage of long years when it is rightly contended on behalf of the Board that even necessary records may not be available. Even though this Court has declined interference on merits, nothing precludes the Board in its wisdom if it so desires to consider holding of the examination but which does not form part of any direction of the Court. The writ application stands disposed. P. Kumar (Navin Sinha, J.)