IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.424 of 2008 MEERA PRASAD Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- For the appellant: Mr. Prashant Kashyap, Adv. For the respondents: M. A. Amanullah, S.C. 17 ---------- P R E S E N T Hon'ble the Chief Justice & Hon'ble Mr. Justice Kishore K. Mandal -------- Dated, the 24th June, 2008 Even if we condone the delay in filing the appeal, for the reasons set out in Interlocutory Application (I.A. No. 3468 of 2008), we find that the impugned order does not call for any interference, particularly for the reason that the writ petition suffered from inordinate and gross laches. 2. The relief in the writ petition related to benefit of selection grade and time bound promotion with effect from 1.4.1991 and pay scale from January, 1986. 3. The writ application has been filed in the year 2004 i.e. after more than 23 years of the time bound promotion which is being claimed by the petitioner and about 18 years after the pay scale - 2 - of January, 1986 came into effect. 4. The appeal is disposed of accordingly. 5. This disposes of Interlocutory Application (I.A. No. 3468 of 2008) as well. R.M. Lodha, CJ Kishore K. Mandal, J Anil/