IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.3979 of 2007 Smt. Shanti Kumari, W/o Sri Rama Kant Prasad, resident of Village and P.O. Kujapi, P.S. Chandauti, Dist. Gaya at present posted as Teacher in Fatehpur Tepa Primary School, P.C. Tekari Dakshani, Dist. Gaya. -------- Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar through District Education Officer, Gaya. 2. Commissioner, Magadh Division, Gaya. 3. Regional Development Authority, Magadh Division, Gaya. 4. The District Education Officer, Gaya. -------- Respondents ----------- 2 16.08.2011 Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into account that the petitioner has assailed the order of the District Education Establishment Committee inflicting punishment of stoppage of one increment passed in the year 1994 and its affirmance by the Revisional Commissioner in the year 1995, by filing this writ application in the year 2007, this Court would dismiss this application only on the ground of unexplained delay and laches. The clever approach of the petitioner in making a prayer for review of the order of punishment by the Regional Deputy Director of Education on the basis of application filed in the year 2007 can hardly explain the delay of twelve to thirteen years, specially when under the relevant Discipline Control and Appeal Rules, there is 2 no power of review vested in the Regional Deputy Director of Education. This Court, therefore, has no hesitation to come to a conclusion that this belated writ application is wholly misconceived and is fit to be dismissed. It is, accordingly, ordered. Rsh (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)