IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.4643 of 2004 BHAVESH JHA, son of Late Pt. Animdha Jha, resident of village + Post office Tarauni, Police Bahera District- Darbhanga. … Petitioner. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Welfare Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. Under Secretary, Welfare Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 4. Joint Secretary, Finance Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. … Respondents. ------------- 3. 06.08.2010 Heard counsel for the petitioner and counsel for the State. The prayer of the petitioner in this writ petition reads as follows:- “1. That the petitioner has come for issuance of appropriate writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to pay petitioner the pay scale of Rs.3000-4500/- from 1.4.1984 and direct the respondents to grant Super time Selection Grade from 1.4.1987 and stagnation increment from 1.4.1990 and its consequential benefits.” The aforementioned relief by itself could go to show that a wholly stale claim was sought to be raised before this Court pertaining to the year 1984, 1987 and 1990 by filing this writ petition on 13.4.2004. Such 2 staleness in the claim of the petitioner becomes absolutely clear also on account of the fact that the petitioner was appointed on the post of Vaidya in the year 1954 and had retired from service on 31.10.1992 and till his retirement no junior to him had been given the aforementioned pay-scale of 3000-4500/- or promotion in super time selection grade or stagnation increment. It is also significant to note here the respondents had already issued necessary order with regard to his fixation of pay in Senior Selection Grade in the pay-scale of Rs.1575-2300/- w.e.f. 14.1984 and its replacement pay-scale of Rs. 3700-5000/- w.e.f. 1.4.1986, fixing his pay at Rs.4075 as on 1.3.1989, as is apparent from Annexure-B, a communication of the Office of the Accountant General to the Welfare Department. Thus after the petitioner had retired on 31.1.1992, his present writ petition filed on 13.4.2004 seeking revision of his pay w.e.f. 1.4.1984 or promotion w.e.f. 1.4.1987 in Suppertime Selection Grade and stagnation increment w.e.f. 1.4.1990 is apparently suffering from the vice of unexplained delay and laches of 15 to 20years from the 3 respective cause of action. That being so, this writ petition is dismissed on the ground of delay and laches. kanchan/ (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)