IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.468 of 2007 SHASHI BHUSHAN PRASAD SON OF LATE BINDESHWARI PRASAD VERMA, SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER (SINCE RETIRED) PRESENTLY RESIDING AT J-160, PEOPLES CO- OPERATIVE COLONY, KANKARBAGH, P.S. KANKARBAGH, DISTRICT, PATNA PETITIONER---- APPELLANT Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH SECRETARY, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMETN OF BIHAR, SINCHAI BHAWAN, PATNA 2. THE FINANCE COMMISSIONER, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA 3. JOINT SECRETARY (PRABANDHAN), WATER RESOURCES (SINCHAI) DEPARTMENT, BIHAR, PATNA 4. THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL, BIHAR, BIRCHAND PATEL, PATH, PATNA 800001 …. RESPONDENTS ----------- 4 23.06.2011 The present appeal has been filed against the judgment and order dated 19.04.2007 passed in C.W.J.C. No. 7046 of 2005, whereby the learned Single Judge while directing the payment to be effected for the post of Executive Engineer to the appellant has upheld the action of the respondent-state in not effecting the direction of the Chief Engineer on the ground of delay and laches. As the DPC meeting has been convened in the year 1997 and the appellant has 2 chosen to question the in-action of the State for not promoting him on the post of Chief Engineer merely after a period of eight years, we concur with the opinion expressed by the learned Single Judge. Accordingly the L.P.A. stands dismissed. Ashwini (T.Meena Kumari,J.) (Akhilesh Chandra, J.)