IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.7202 of 2001 MD. SABIR KHAN Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 4. 15.09.2008 For a claim for promotion as Upper Division Clerk with effect from 19.12.1973 when his juniors have allegedly been promoted, the petitioner after his superannuation on 28.2.1998, has filed this writ application in June,2001. There is no explanation worth the name in the writ application for this inordinate delay. Both on account of inordinate delay in seeking relief and the absence of any explanation for the same, this Court is not persuaded to entertain this belated and stale claim. The law stands well settled that mere filing of representation is not sufficient explanation for delay unless a legal remedy was being pursued. On the reluctance of the Court to interfere for reasons of delay, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner desires to pursue his remedies before the authorities themselves. The refusal of this Court to entertain the writ application as being barred by gross inordinate delay shall not in any manner inhibit the respondents from considering any representation of the petitioner, in their wisdom. The writ application stands dismissed as barred by delay and laches. HR ( Navin Sinha ) - 2 - HR