IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.4536 of 2011 PRAMESHWAR SINGH, son of late Ram Autar Singh, resident of village- Dostpur, P.S. Bathnaha, District- Sitamarhi…………… Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR through the Secretary, Co-operative Department, Old Secretariat, Patna. 2. The Joint Registrar, Co-operative Society, Tirhut Division, Muzaffarpur. 3. The Managing Director, Sitamarhi, Central Co-operative Bank Limited, Main Oflfice, Sitamarhi Court, Dumra, District-Sitamarhi. 4. The Executive Officer, Sitamarhi Central Cooperative Bank Limited, Sitamarhi Court, Dumara, District- Sitamarhi. 5. The Administrative Officer, Sitamarhi Central Co-operative Bank Limited, Sitamarhi. 6. The Branch Manager, Dumara Branch-cum- Conducting Officer, Dumara Central Co-operative Bank, Sitamarhi. 7. The Branch Manager, Bairgania Branch of Central Co-operative Bank Limited, Bairgania, District- Sitamarhi………… Respondents. ----------- For the petitioner: Mr. Anil Kumar, Advocate For Respondents: Mr. Anjani Kumar Jha, A.C. to S.C.XIII --------- 2. 10.3.2011 The petitioner seeks quashing of the order dated 25.10.2005 passed by the Managing Director, Sitamarhi Central Co-operative Bank Ltd., by which two annual increments of the petitioner have been directed to be withheld. Learned counsel for the petitioner is unable to show any cogent reasons for the delay of more than five years in approaching this Court for challenging an order withholding two annual increments of the petitioner. In the above circumstances, the prayer made in the writ petition appears to be belated and stale. - 2 - The writ application is, accordingly, dismissed in limine. VPS ( Ramesh Kumar Datta, J. )