IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.11105 of 2008 SATISH CHANDRA JHA, S/O LATE RAM SHARAN JHA, R/O VILLAGE-MATIHANI, P.S.-MATIHANI, DISTRICT-BEGUSARAI. ……………PETITIONER. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE SECRETARY, HEALTH DEPARTMENT, BIHAR, PATNA. 2. THE STATE LEPROSY CONTROL OFFICER, BIHAR, PATNA. 3. THE CIVIL SURGEON-CUM-CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER, BEGUSARAI. 4. THE INCHARGE MEDICAL OFFICER, DISTRICT LEPROSY CONTROL UNIT, BEGUSARAI. ……………RESPONDENTS. ----------- 2 05.08.2011 Petitioner has filed this writ application challenging an order of his termination dated 16.12.1992, as contained in Annexure-1. Learned counsel for the petitioner refers to a communication of the State Tuberculosis Eradication Officer to the In- charge District Tuberculosis Eradication Officer, Begusarai dated 30.01.1999 (Annexure-4) to show that the directions had been issued for allowing the petitioner and one other employee to work against Non- Medical Assistant posts and pay them salary. It is submitted that in spite of this order neither petitioner was again engaged nor he was paid his salary. Even if this order is taken into 2 account, petitioner has sat over the matter for almost 10 years before approaching this Court in 2008. Apparently, the claim of the petitioner is stale and the writ application suffers from gross delay and laches. The same is therefore dismissed. Arvind/ ( J.N. Singh, J.)