IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.8754 of 2010 1. Jaya Devi W/O Late Kashi Prasad R/O Vill Kaknara, P.S.Noorsarai,Distt-Nalanda Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The Director General Of Police Bihar, Patna 3. Zonal Inspector General Of Police Darbhanga 4. Deputy Inspector General Of Police Darbhanga Range 5. Superintendent Of Police Madhubani, Bihar 6. Accountant General Bihar, Birchand Patel Marg, Patna 7. Treasury Officer Nalanda , Bihar ---------------------------------- 4. 14.10.2011 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is a widow of the deceased Kashi Prasad who superannuated from the post of Sub Inspector of Police on 30.6.1997 and has been demised on 13.6.2009. She desires consideration for promotion of her deceased husband as Inspector posthumously with effect from 1996. There is no statement in the writ petition why her deceased husband during his service tenure or even after his superannuation for long years till his demise did not pursue his remedies in respect thereof. It is possible that he himself was aware of the legal impediments in the same and preferred not to pursue matters. In any event the Court is not persuaded to entertain the belated claim for promotion as it shall necessarily have a cascading effecting creating turbulence for others in service. The writ application is clearly barred by gross delay and laches to that extent. The counter affidavit avers that the husband of the petitioner superannuated in 1997 whereas the Scheme for grant of ACP was introduced with effect from 9.8.1999 only and therefore he is not entitled for grant of any ACP. Counsel for the petitioner submits that in fact the deceased had a right to be considered for grant of time bound promotion as a Sub Inspector. Leave is sought to represent before the authorities for the same. Opposing the claim learned Counsel for the State relies upon a judgment of the Supreme Court reported in 2010 (8) SCC 701 that this Court should not entertain or give any direction with regard to such belated claim even for time bound promotion. The objection on behalf of the State precludes this Court from issuing any positive directions. Nonetheless keeping in mind her status as a widow, if the petitioner represents nothing precludes the respondents from considering the same in their wisdom. The writ application stands disposed. Snkumar/- (Navin Sinha,J.)