IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.11986 of 2010 SHEOJI RAI S/O LATE ADYA RAI R/O VILL. BHUALPUR BAHADURPUR, P.S. GORAUL, DIST. VAISHALI --- PETITIONER Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE DIRECTOR, CONSOLIDATION, PATNA. 3. DEPUTY DIRECTOR, CONSOLIDATION,HAJIPUR 4. DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, VAISHALI AT HAJIPUR 5. CIRCLE OFFICER, BLOCK GORAUL 6. CONSOLIDATION OFFICER, GORAUL 7. CHANDRAKANTI DEVI W/O LATE CHANDRASHEKHAR RAI VILL. BHUALPUR, ALIAS BAHADURPUR, P.S. GORAUL, DIST. VAISHALI ---- RESPONDENTS. ----------- 03 20.01.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, private respondent and the State. Writ petitioner is challenging the order dated 29.04.1986/30.04.1986 passed by respondent Joint Director on the application preferred by the petitioner. Writ petitioner appears to be the petitioner before the revisional Court. He cannot be heard saying that he was unaware about the disposal of the case. Averments made in the writ petition are completely vague and do not explain the delay of more than 23 years in filing the present writ petition. The application therefore suffers from delay and latches. Discretionary writ jurisdiction cannot be invoked in the present case. Learned counsel for the respondents, at this stage, informs this Court that there is already a suit pending between the parties. 2 Having regard to all these facts appearing from record, this Court refused to exercise its extra ordinary writ jurisdiction. The application is dismissed. Sym ( Kishore K. Mandal, J.)