IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.76 of 2010 BHAGWATI PRASAD SINGH SON OF LATE TARKESHWAR SINGH RESIDNET OF VILLAGE MAHDAH, P.S. BUXAR, DISTRICT BUXAR. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE DIRECTOR AGRICULTURE, GOVT. OF BIHAR, VIKASH BHAWAN, NEW SECRETARIAT, BAILEY ROAD, PATNA. BIHAR 3. THE AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION COMMISSIONER, AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT GOVT. OF BIHAR, VIKASH BHAWAN, NEW SECRETARIAT, BAILEY ROAD, PATNA. 4. THE JOINT AGRICULTURE DIRECTOR (GENERAL), AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA, MITHAPUR AGRICULTURE FARM. 5. THE PROJECT EXECUTIVE OFFICER, NOKHA, ROHTAS. 6. THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL (A & E)BIHAR, PATNA. ----------- 2 13/01/2010 I.A. No. 277 of 2010: This is an application for condonation of delay of one day in preferring this appeal. Mr. Siddhartha Prasad, learned counsel for the State has no objection to the application for condonation of delay and, accordingly, the delay in filing the appeal stands condoned. I.A. is accordingly disposed of. L.P.A. No. 76 of 2010 : As we have condoned the delay, we are inclined to take up the appeal for admission. Heard learned - 2 - counsel for the parties on the question of admission. In this appeal challenge is to the order dated 9th November, 2009 passed in CWJC No. 2201 of 2009 whereby the learned Single Judge while declining to interfere with the relief prayed for on the ground of delay and laches has passed the following order : “The writ application is disposed in the aforesaid terms. However, it is clarified that in the belated nature of the claim, the present order shall remain fully circumscribed by the direction of the Supreme Court in 2008(10) SCC 115 so that any fresh orders by the authorities hereinafter on the present issue cannot be construed as a fresh cause of action by the petitioner.” In our considered opinion the order passed by the learned Single Judge cannot be found fault with and, accordingly, we concur with the same. In the result, the Letters Patent appeal is dismissed in limine. There will be no order as to costs. AMIN (Dipak Misra, CJ.) (Shiva Kirti Singh, J)