IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.125 of 2010 ***** 1. SITA RAM SINGH S/O LATE JAGDISH SINGH R/O VILL.- CHHIHATAR, P.O. CHHIHATTAR, P.S. MANER, DISTT.- PATNA, AT PRESENT CONSTABLE NO. 8513810, 5TH BATTALIAN OF CISF AT SINDARI (TOWN) GAZIABAD, P.S. GAZIYABAD, DISTT.- GAZIABAD (U.P.). …. …. Petitioner-Appellant Versus 1. THE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH COMMANDANT GENERAL CENTRAL IN GENERAL SECRETARY FORCE SAKET LODHI ROAD, NEW DELHI 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL CISF SAKET LODHI ROAD, C.G.O. COMPLEX, NEW DELHI 3. THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF CISF SAKET LODHI ROAD C.G.O. COMPLEX, NEW DELHI 4. THE DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL OF C.I.S.F. SAKET LODHI ROAD, C.G.O. COMPLEX, NEW DELHI 5. THE COMMANDANT OF 5TH RESERVE BATTALIAN INDRAPURAM GAZIABAD (UTTAR PRADESH). …. …. Respondents-Respondents ----------- For the Appellant : Mr. Bipin Bihari Singh, Advocate Mr. Anil Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the UOI : Mr. S.N.Pathak, S.C.C.G. ----------- 2. 25.1.2010. I.A. No. 604 of 2010: This is an application for condonation of delay of 451 days in preferring the appeal. Before adverting to the issue of condonation of delay, we thought it apt to address ourselves to the merits of the appeal. On a perusal of the order passed by the learned Single Judge in C.W.J.C. No. 3956 of 2006 dated - 2 - 7.8.2008, which is the subject matter of appeal, it is quite clear that the learned Single Judge has declined to interfere on the refusal of the authority to extend the benefit of A.C.P. scale to the present appellant on the foundation that he was visited with number of punishments commencing 1986 to 2002. In view of the aforesaid, non-grant of promotion cannot be found fault with and, ergo, we do not find any error in the order of the learned Single Judge and resultantly, there is no justification in issuing notice in the matter of application for condonation of delay. In view of the aforesaid premises, the application for condonation of delay is rejected and as a natural corollary the appeal stands dismissed. Pawan/- (Dipak Misra, CJ) (Mihir Kumar Jha, J)