IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8298 of 2010 KADARTHAN SHARMA s/o Late Balkeshwar Sharma, R/o village Murdan, P.O. Kaithi, P.S-Goh. District- Aurangabad. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. The Secretary, Water Resources Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Joint Secretary, Water Resources Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 4. The Chief Engineer (Mechanical) Water Resources Department Government of Bihar, Patna. 5. The Superintending Engineer (Mechanical) Irrigation Mechanical Circle, Camp-Dihri, 6. The Executive Engineer, Irrigation Mechanical Division, Aurangabad. 7. The District Magistrate, Aurangabad. 8. The Superintending Engineer, (Mechanical) Irrigation Mechanical Circle Mithapaur, Patna. ----------- 2 10.3.2011 Admittedly the petitioner was appointed as daily wages on class-IV Post in the year 1985. However, it is also admitted that he was retrenched from service in the year 1995, allegedly on oral orders. Petitioner slept over the matter and has approached this court after almost 15 years. Learned counsel for the petitioner refers to a letter of the Superintending Engineer of 2006 addressed to the Collector Aurangabad, giving the names of persons who were earlier working in the Department on daily wages, which is annexed as Annexure-2 with the writ application. This letter does 2 not show that any process was being considered for absorption of such persons who rendered their services more than 10 years back. In view of the law laid down by the Constitution Bench in the case of Secretary State of Karnatika Versus Uma Devi 2006 (2) PLJR 363 (SC), clearly the case of the petitioner does not deserve any consideration. Accordingly, this writ petition is dismissed on merits as well on the ground of delay and latches. Prakash (J.N.Singh, J.)