IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.6191 of 2007 ZEENAT ARA WIDOW OF LATE MD. SULEMAN RAZA, RESIDENT OF BEHIND THE HOUSE OF DR. A. RAHMAN, BHOLA CHOWK, POLICE STATION CHANDWARA, DISTRICT MUZAFFARPUR, AT PRESENT RESIDING AT IN THE HOUSE OF FIRDAUS AFTABI, OPPOSITE MAHAVIR CANCER SANSTHAN, HAROON COLONY, SECTOR-I, NEAR DAIRY PROJECT, P.S. & P.O. PHULWARISHARIF, DISTRICT PATNA. Versus 1. STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH COMMISSIONER CUM SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA. 2. COMMISSIONER CUM SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA. 3. COMMISSIONER CUM SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA 4. COMMISSIONER CUM SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOME, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA ----------------- 02. 22.11.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. Petitioner is the widow of late Md. Suleman Raja who superannuated while serving as Deputy Collector with effect from 31.05.1997 and left for heavenly abode on 21.04.2003. This writ petition has been filed on 10.05.2007 praying inter alia to direct the authorities of the State Respondents to consider the case of the husband of the petitioner for promotion on the higher post. During hearing of the writ petition this Court desired to know from the counsel for the petitioner that against which post 2 petitioner desires her husband to be posthumously promoted counsel could not specify the post or grade in which husband of the petitioner is to be considered for promotion. Husband of the petitioner having retired with effect from 31.05.1997 and left for heavenly abode on 21.04.2003, in my opinion, the writ petition filed on 10.5.2007 for considering the case of the husband of the petitioner for posthumous promotion is barred by laches, which is, accordingly, dismissed. Rajesh/ ( V. N. Sinha, J.)