IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.6278 of 2008 Sunita Kumari, W/o Ravi Bhusan Singh, resident Akhtiyarpur, P.S. Mahua, District Vaishali……………………………………………………….…………Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar. 2. Commissioner – cum - Secretary, Department of Human Resources, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 3. Director, Panchayati Raj, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 4. District Magistrate, Vaishali at Hajipur. 5. District Superintendent of Education, Vaishali at Hajipur. 6. Block Education Extension Officer, Vaishali at Hajipur. 7. Mukhiya, Sherpur Manikpur, Gram Panchayat, Block Mahua, District Vaishali. 8. Panchayat Secretary, Sherpur Manikpur, Gram Panchayat, Block Mahua, District Vaishali. 9. Kumari Kalpana, wife of Birajan Singh, resident Mohanpur, P.S. Mahua, District Vaishali……………………………………………..……………..Respondents ----------- 3 28.07.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned counsel for the State. Petitioner claims that though she was placed higher in rank for appointment on the post of Shiksha Mitra in May, 2005, another candidate below from the panel was appointed ignoring the case of the petitioner. From the records it does not appear that the petitioner raised her grievance before any Appropriate Authority in time. First representation of the petitioner in 2 the matter is of 2007 obviously after the Rules came into force and post of said Shiksha Mitra became a regular post of Panchayat Teacher and holders of the post were absorbed in regular service. Since the petitioner did not file any objection before any authority and there is nothing on record to show that any objection was entertained or the matter was under consideration prior to the Rules came into force, the claim of the petitioner which has now been raised before this Court suffers from gross delay and laches. The writ application is, accordingly, dismissed. BT (J. N. Singh, J.)