IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.13190 of 2006 MAHESWARI PRASAD SHARMA, S/O LATE SHRI GOVIND SHARMA @ LATE GOVIND TATMA, R/O VILLAGE GANGAULI, P.S. K. NAGAR, DISTRICT PURNEA. ...........PETITIONER. Versus 1.THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH ITS SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA. 2.THE DIRECTOR, SECONDARY OF EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT IOF BIHAR, PATNA, INTERMEDIATE BHAWAN, FIRST FLOOR, PATNA. 3.THE REGIONAL DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, KOSHI DIVISION, SHAHARSHA, IN THE DISTRICT OF SAHARSA. 4.THE DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICER, PURNEA, IN THE DISTRICT OF OF PURNEA. 5.THE HEADMASTER, PARVATI MANDAL HIGH SCHOOL, HARDA, IN THE DISTRICT OF PURNEA. .........RESPONDENTS. ----------- 02/ 04.07.2011 Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner this Court is of the opinion that this writ application is not maintainable inasmuch as the cause of action to the petitioner had arisen if not on any other date, at least in March 1980 when the name of the petitioner was not included by the Government in the list of employees while giving permission for establishment of the school and again on 02.10.1980, when his services were not taken over by the State Government upon nationalisation of the school. This Court would thus find it difficult to entertain this wholly belated writ application as with regard to the aforementioned cause of action of the year 1980, inasmuch as, the same has been filed after unexplained delay of more than 26 years. This writ application filed on 03.11.2006, seeking to raise the grievance of the petitioner for a cause of action which had arisen in the year 1980, is not maintainable only on the ground of unexplained delay and laches. That being so, this application is dismissed. Ranjan (Mihir Kumar Jha, J)