IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14425 of 2002 1. RAM BILASH SINGH, son of late Ramdeo Singh, resident of village- Bharharia Deokalia, P.S. Ramgarh, District- Kaimur (Bhabhua), at present working as a Science Teacher in Middle School, Khajura, P S Rampur District- Kaimur (Bhabhua). 2. Sachan Tiwari, son of late Ramadhin Tiwari, resident of village- Barahi, P S Chainpur, District- Kaimur (Bhabua), at present working as Science Teacher in Middle School, Kashthari, P S Durgawati, District- Kaimur (Bhabhua). … Petitioners. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. Education Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Primary Education, Govt. of Bihar, New Secretariat Building, Patna. 3. Director, Primary Education, Govt. of Bihar, New Secretariat, Building, Patna. 4. District Superintendent of Education, Rohtas at present Kaimur (Bhabhua). .. Respondents. ----------- 3. 01.07.2010 No one appears for the petitioners. The prayer of the petitioners in this writ petition reads as follows:- “(1) That this is an application for issuance of an appropriate, writ, order or direction commanding the respondent- authorities particularly the respondent no. 4 to grant Science Graduate Trained Scale w.e.f. 1.9.82 to the petitioners pursuant to a Govt. decision vide Govt. Notification No. 3629 dated 20.11.82 issued under the signature of respondent no.2.” From reading of the aforementioned prayer it would be clear that the cause of action for the petitioners had arisen way back in the year 1982 whereas this writ petition has been filed in the year 2002. 2 That being so, this writ petition is wholly belated and is dismissed on the ground of delay and laches. kanchan/ (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)