IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.369 of 2008 Shyam Lal Gupta, son of Late Sahdev Sah, President Pakki Sangat Manpur (Gopalpur Road), Gaya resident of Mohalla Shiv Charan Patwa Lane, Manpur, Police station Buniyadganj, District – Gaya ………………. Appellant Versus 1. Madhav Das 2. Nanda Das, both are sons of Late Yamuna Das, resident of Mohalla Gopalganj Road, Manpur, Police station Buniadganj, District Gaya …….Writ petitioners/Respondent Ist Set 3. The Administrator cum Special Officer, The Bihar State Hindu Religious Trust Board, Vidyapati Marg, Patna 4. The Secretary, The Bihar State Hindu Religious Trust Board, Vidyapati Marg, Patna 5. The District Magistrate, Gaya, District Gaya 6. The State of Bihar 7. The Bihar State Hindu Religious Trust Board, Vidyapati Marg, Patna through the Administrator cum Special Officer ….. Respondent/Respondent IInd Set ----------- For the appellant: Mr. Jitendra Prasad Singh, Advocate For the Respondent nos. 1 & 2 : Mr. S.S. Dwivedi, Senior Advocate Mr. Raj Ballabh Prasad Yadav & Mr. Jitendra Kumar, Advocate -------- P R E S E N T Hon'ble the Chief Justice & Hon'ble Mr. Justice Kishore K. Mandal ---------- Dated, the 21st October, 2008. Appeal suffers from delay of 129 days and for condonation thereof, an application (I.A. No. 3017 of 2008) has been made. Even if we condone the delay in fling the appeal, we find no justification to entertain this appeal. - 2 - 2. The Single Judge observed that earlier Bihar Hindu Religious Trust Board had already held that the subject Trust was a private trust and that the said matter could not be opened by the Board. 3. We do not find any justifiable reason to take a view different from the Single Judge. 4. Letters Patent Appeal does not deserve to be admitted. It is dismissed in limine. 5. This disposes of I.A. No. 3017 of 2008 as well. R.M. Lodha, CJ Kishore K. Mandal, J. Anil/