IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.3818 of 2006 RAMESH CHANDRA SINGH, son of late Jamadar Singh, resident of Mohalla – Jai Prakash Nagar, Ram Govind Singh Path, P.O - GPO, P S – Kotwali, District – Patna. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR through Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Secretary and Commissioner, Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department, Bihar, Patna. 3. The Secretary and Commissioner, Finance (Commercial Taxes) Department, Bihar, Patna. 4. The Secretary and Commissioner, Finance Department, Old Secretariat, Bihar, Patna. ----------- 02. 29.10.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. It is evident from the prayer made in the writ application that the petitioner is looking forward to promotion on the post of Under Secretary with effect from 5.10.1989 when the so-called juniors to the petitioner came to be promoted. Even otherwise the Court fails to understand as to what made the petitioner to wait for his retirement as also to file the present writ application only in the year 2006 after so many years, making a grievance against his non promotion vis-a-vis his juniors. It is belated and stale kind of claim which ought not to be entertained as settled matter cannot be unsettled at such a belated time frame after two decades. The writ application is dismissed on that score. rkp ( Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)