IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.448 of 2010 Rajendra Sah son of Late Jugal Sah, resident of Village Andharwara Chowk @ Chakmahi, P.S. Raja Pakar, District Vaishali …….Appellant Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. The Additional Member, Board of Revenue, Old Secretariat, Patna 3. The Collector, Vaishali at Hajipur 4. The Deputy Collector Land Reforms, Vaishali, Hajipur 5. Sakal Thakur son of Late Rajendra Thakur 6. Ram Shobhit Thakur son of late Dev Ranjan Thakur, Both resident of village Ajmatpur Damu P.S. Hajipur, District Vaishali ….Respondents ----------- 2 18.3.2011 No one appears for the appellant. This appeal under clause 10 of the Letters Patent of the High Court of Judicature at Patna has been preferred against the order dated 9.2.2010 passed in C.W.J.C.No.1787 of 2010 whereby the learned Single Judge has dismissed the writ application on the ground of laches, as it was filed after more than ten years of cause of action. The appellant is the purchaser of land in question through sale deed executed on 19.9.1992. The order dated 15.5.1995 of pre-emption was passed against him by the Deputy Collector, Land Reforms. Being aggrieved by the aforesaid order, the appellant 2 KHAN filed an appeal before the Collector, Vaishali which was allowed. Thereafter, respondent no.5 preferred a revision before the Member Board of Revenue who by order dated 12.2.2009 set aside the appellate order and maintained the original order allowing the pre-emption case. The appellant moved the learned Single Judge in a writ proceeding who by order dated 9.2.2010 dismissed the writ petition on the ground that it has filed belatedly after ten years. Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case and on going through the materials on record, we find no infirmity in the order of learned Single Judge dismissing the writ petition for laches as it was preferred ten years from the date of cause of action. This appeal is accordingly dismissed. (S.K. Katriar,J) (S.P.Singh,J)