IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.20357 of 2010 MADAN MOHAN SINGH S/O late Guru Charan Singh, resident of village- Para Chilli, P.O.Duberajpur, P.S.Idpur, District Bankura, West Bengal… Petitioner Versus 1. THE ADMINISTRATOR,B.S.R.T.C Birchand Patel Path, Pariwahan Bhawan, Patna, Bihar. 2. The financial Advisor- cum-Chief Account Officer, Bihar State Road Transport Corporation, Birchand Patel Path, Pariwahan Bhawan, Patna, Bihar. 3. The Divisional Manager, Bihar State Road Transport Corporation, Chapra. …….. Respondents. ----------- For the petitioner: Mr. Satya Prakash Sinha, Advocate For B.S.R.T.C.: Mr. P.K.Verma, Senior Advocate Mr. Mani Kant Mishra, Advocate -------- 3. 19.1.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the Bihar State Rajya Transport Corporation. The petitioner has come to this Court for payment of arrears of salary for the period up to Januyary,1995, as also on account of time bound promotion and arrears of salary due on account of fixation of revised pay scale. It is admitted by the petitioner that an earlier writ petition being C.W.J.C. No.440/1997 was filed by him for payment of different service dues but no claim regarding payment of arrears of salary, time bound promotion or on account of fixation of revised pay scale of Rs.1600/- was made in the writ petition. The petitioner retired in the month of - 2 - January, 1995 and had also filed a writ petition in the year 1997 for his various service claims. In the above circumstances, it appears that stale claim is being raised in the present writ petition and it has been rightly pointed out by learned Senior Counsel for B.S.R.T.C. that it may be difficult for the authorities of the Corporation even to get hold of all the records of the petitioner’s case. In the above circumstances, the writ application is dismissed on the ground of delay and laches. However, it would be open to the petitioner to approach the authorities of the respondent Corporation and they may look into his claim, if anything is due to him. VPS ( Ramesh Kumar Datta, J. )