IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LETTERS PATENT APPEAL No. 1890 of 2010 IN CIVIL WRIT JURISDICTION CASE. NO.12611 of 2010 WITH INTERLOCUTORY APPLICATION NO. 9923 of 2010 IN LETTERS PATENT APPEAL No. 1890 of 2010 =============================================== Ranjan Kumar s/o late Raj Kr. Prasad, r/o Mohalla – Dighi, P.O.& P.S. Civil Lines, District – Gaya ………. Appellant Versus 1. The State Bank Of India through the Chief General Manager, Local Head Office, Patna 2. The Chief General Manager, Local Head Office State Bank of India, Judges Court Road, Patna 3. The Assistant General Manager(Regin-iv) Zonal Office State Bank of India Frazer Road, Patna 4. The Branch Manager, State Bank of India, Manpur Branch, Gaya ………………. Respondents =================================================== APPEARANCE: For the Appellant : Mr. Ram Narayan Mahto, Advocate For the Bank : Mr. Kaushlendra Kr. Sinha, Advocate Mr. Sunil Kumar Singh, Advocate ============================================ CORAM : HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE And HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 2 1/12/2010 IA. No.9923 of 2010 This application under section 5 of the Limitation Act is filed by the appellant for condonation of delay of 43 days occurred in filing the Letters Patent Appeal. On the facts and in the circumstances of the 2 case, the delay is condoned. Interlocutory Application stands disposed of. LPA. No.1890 of 2010 This Appeal preferred by the writ petitioner under Clause 10 of the Letters Patent arises from the judgment and order dated 23rd August 2010 made by the learned Single Judge in above CWJC. No.12611 of 2010. The appellant’s claim for compassionate employment in the respondent State Bank of India made 14 years after it was rejected on 21st June 1995 has been rejected by the learned Single Judge. The claim is ex facie belated and could not have been accepted by the court. Besides, learned advocate Mr. Kaushlendra Kr. Sinha has submitted that the scheme for compassionate employment in the State Bank of India has been abolished since the year 2005. In either view of the matter, the appellant is not entitled to compassionate employment more than 15 years after the death of his father. No case for interference is made out. The Appeal is dismissed in limine. Neyaz/ (R. M. Doshit,CJ.) (Jyoti Saran, J.)