IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA C. REV. No.72 of 2009 CHANDRESHWAR PRASAD SINHA, son of late Ram Ashish Singh, resident of village and Post- Baksama, Via- Mahua, District- Vaishali. ...... Petitioner- Petitioner. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. The Director, Board of Secondary Education, Bihar, Patna. 3. Regional Deputy Director of Education, Tirhut Division, Muzaffarpur. 4. District Education Officer, Vaishali. 5. Accountant General, Bihar, Patna. .... Respondents- Opposite parties. ----------- 04- 19.5.2010 Heard Mr. Suraj Prasad Singh for the petitioner, and Mr. Anand Kumar Bhashkar, learned Assistant Counsel to Standing Counsel No.2. This application has been filed by the petitioner of C.W.J.C. No.3700 of 2005 (Chandreshwar Prasad Sinha Vs. The State of Bihar and others), for review and/or recall of the order dated 12.1.2009, whereby the writ petition was dismissed in the absence of learned counsel for the petitioner. The same was dismissed mainly on the ground that the petitioner had superannuated from the service of the Bihar Government with effect from 31.5.1992, and the present writ petition was lodged on 21.3.2005. It, therefore, suffered from unexplained delay, laches, negligence, and acquiescence. In other words, the writ petition was disposed of on merits, and not for mere absence of learned counsel for the petitioner. The contentions advanced on behalf of learned counsel for the petitioner cannot be entertained within the narrow scope of review jurisdiction. This application is accordingly rejected. (S K Katriar, J.) S.K.Pathak/