IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.9335 of 2010 RAMESH CHANDRA PODDAR S/O LATE ROSHAN LAL PODDAR R/O MOHADDI NAGAR, P.O. MIRJANHAT, P.S. MOJAHIDPUR, DISTT.- BHAGALPUR …………. PETITIONER Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, JAGDISHPUR, DISTT.- BHAGALPUR 3. THE TREASURY OFFICER, BHAGALPUR 4. THE COLLECTOR, BHAGALPUR 5. THE FINANCE SECRETARY, BIHAR, PATNA …………RESPONDENTS ----------- 2. 07/04/2011 In this writ application petitioner has prayed for a direction to the respondents to pay him difference of his salary of the period from 15.4.1969 to 6.3.1973 during which period he was under suspension, on the ground that later on he was exonerated and the departmental proceeding was dropped. It appears that the petitioner was exonerated of the charges by order of the S.D.M, Banka dated 7.9.1972. Thereafter, he superannuated also with effect from 31.12.2004. But he has only woke up to file this writ application for such belated claim in 2010. The writ application suffers from gross delay and laches. The same is accordingly dismissed. Pradeep/ ( J. N. Singh,J.)