IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.10190 of 2009 Shambhu Sharan Singh, Son of late Laxmi Narain Singh, Resident of Village-Govindchak, P.S. Sonepur, District- Saran ---- Petitioner. Versus 1. The Union of India, through the G.M. North Eastern Railway, Gorakhpur. 2. The Divisional Railway Manager, East Central Railway, Sonepur. 3. The D.P.O. E.C. Railway, Sonepur. 4. The General Manager, East Central Railway Hajipur ---- Respondents. -------- 5. 26.2.2010 Heard Mr. Dhananjay Mishra for the petitioner, and Mr. Rakesh Kumar Tiwary for the respondents. This writ petition is directed against the order dated 1.8.2008 (Annexure-11), passed by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, Patna Bench, in O.A. No.296 of 2008 (Shambhu Sharan Singh Vs. The Union of India & others), whereby the original application has been rejected on the ground of delay. We have perused the materials on record and considered the submissions of learned counsel for the parties. It appears that the petitioner was engaged in the railway service. He last worked in 1968, when he was declared medically unfit. He preferred the aforesaid original application after lapse of 40 years. The learned Tribunal has 2 come to the conclusion that the same is hit by the bar of limitation. The writ petition suffers from un-explained delay, laches, negligence, and acquiescence. It is accordingly dismissed. Vinay/ ( S. K. Katriar ,J. ) (Kishore K. Mandal, J.)