IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LETTERS PATENT APPEAL No. 1871 of 2010 IN CIVIL WRIT JURISDICTION CASE No.3995 of 2010 WITH INTERLOCUTORY APPLICATION No. 9862 of 2010 IN LETTERS PATENT APPEAL No.1871 of 2010 1. Rajeev Ranjan Sudhanshu s/o Mahavir Pd. Singh r/o A-42 Ganga Apartment, LCT Ghat, P.S. Patliputra, Patna 2. Amleshwar Pd. Singh s/o late Jagdish Singh, r/o House no.12382, Mahatma Gandhi Nagar, Kankarbagh, P.S. Patrakar Nagar, Patna 3. Prem Nath s/o late Ugrah Singh r/o Savitri Bhawan, Jagdeo Nagar, West Bailey Road, P.S. Rupaspur, Patna 4. Sanjay Sharma s/o Siryaram Sharma, r/o House No.12, Maurya Vihar, Khagaul, P.S. Khagaul, Patna 5. Ghanshyam Mandal s/o Jageshwar Pd. Mandal, r/o Village – Madheli, P.S. Barari, Katihar 6. Bhulan Prasad, s/o Deo Nanandan Prasad, r/o Mohalla Chitragupta Nagar, Road no.1 Bibiganj, P.S. Sadar Towan, Muzaffarpur 7. Upendra Kumar s/o Parmanand Pd., r/o village + P.O. Poona, P.S. Hisua, Nalanda ……… Appellants Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. The Principal Secretary, Road Construction Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 3. The Engineer-in-Chief –cum-Additional Secretary-cum-Special Secretary, Road Construction Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 4. The Deputy Secretary, Road Construction Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna ………………… Respondents ============================================= APPEARANCE: For the Appellants : Mr. Manish Kumar, Advocate For the Respondents: Mr. S.R.Sharan, AC to AAG XI CORAM : HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE And HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 2 23/11/2010 IA. No.9862 of 2010 This application under section 5 of the Limitation Act is filed by the appellants for condonation 2 of delay of 2 days occurred in filing the Letters Patent Appeal. On the facts and in the circumstances of the case, the delay is condoned. Interlocutory Application stands disposed of. LPA. No.1871 of 2010 This Appeal under Clause 10 of the Letters Patent is preferred by the writ petitioner against the judgment and order dated 23rd September 2010 passed by the learned Single Judge in above CWJC. No.3995 of 2010. The appellants’ claim for promotion to the post of Assistant Engineer effective from the year 2000 has been rejected on the grounds of delay and laches. We do agree with the learned Single Judge. No case for interference is made out. The Appeal is dismissed in limine. Neyaz/ (R. M. Doshit,CJ.) (Jyoti Saran, J.)