IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.8446 of 2008 Ishrat Jahan, Wife of Md. Akhtar Hussain, resident of village and P.O. Arthuwa, P.S. Kashma (Rafiganj) District Aurangabad…………………………………………………..petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through the Secretary, Department of Human Resources Development, Bihar, New Secretariate, Patna, District Patna. 2. The Director, Primary Education, Government of Bihar, New Secretariate, Patna, Bihar, District Patna. 3. The District Magistrate, Aurangabad, District Aurangabad. 4. The District Superintendent of Education, Aurangabad, District Aurangabad. 5. Block Development Officer, Rafiganj (S), District Aurangabad. 6. Mukhiya, Gram Panchayat, Arthuwa, P.S. Kasma Rafiganj, District Aurangabad. 7. Panchayat Secretary, Gram Panchayat, Arthuwa, P.S. Kasma Rafiganj, District Aurangabad. 8. Bibi Shajahan, wife of Md. Masiur Rahman, resident of village and P O. Kasma, P.S. Rafiganj, District Aurangabad....................Respondents ---------------------------------- 3. 11.08.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned counsel for the State. As per her own showing, it appears that petitioner’s services were terminated as Shiksha Mitra in 2005 itself. There is nothing on record to show that petitioner had filed her complaint before any authority against such termination under the provisions of the 2 Guidelines and within the time limit prescribed therein for the purpose. In the circumstances, this Court finds that the claim of the petitioner suffers from gross delay and laches. The writ application is, accordingly, dismissed. BT (J. N. Singh, J.)