IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1523 of 2002 RAJESH KUMAR GARG & ANR Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ------ 3 10.11.2008 For the Petitioners : Mr Naresh Dikshit, Advocate For the State : Mr Pritish Kr.Lal, JC to SC XI For the BPSC : Mrs Nilu Aggrawal, Advocate ------ Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the respondents. Petitioners have a grievance that in the year 1987, pursuant to their selection they should have been appointed as Assistant Engineer (Civil) in the Building Construction Department or Road Construction Department, Government of Bihar and not in the Irrigation Department. This grievance has been raised through this writ petition, filed on 25.1.2002 when petitioners joined on equivalent post, Assistant Engineer (Civil) in the Irrigation Department, long back in the year 1987. Whatever be the submission on merit, this Court is not prepared to exercise writ jurisdiction after such inordinate delay in preferring the writ petition after more than 14 years. The writ petition is, therefore, dismissed, particularly when petitioners have already been offered appointment on equivalent post of Assistant Engineer (Civil) in the Irrigation Department. (Shiva Kirti Singh, J.) sk