IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.17590 of 2009 1. JANARDAN PRASAD SINGH S/O LATE HARINANDAN SINGH R/O VILL MITHOULI, P.S.RAHIKA,DISTT-MADHUBANI Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE CHIEF SECRETARY GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 2. THE D.G.OF POLICE BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE D.I.G. HUMAN RIGHTS null BIHAR, PATNA 4. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND THROUGH THE CHIEF SECRETARY GOVT. OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI 5. THE D.G. OF POLICE JHARKHAND , RANCHI 6. THE D.I.G. UTTARI CHOTANAGPUR RANGE null HAZARIBAGH, RANCHI 7. THE S.P. HAZARIBAGH ----------- 2. 24.2.2010 The pleadings of the writ application make it manifest that the petitioner has retired from the State of Jharkhand on 31.10.2009, consequent to the reorganization of the State of Bihar. This Court, therefore, prima facie lacks territorial jurisdiction to entertain the matter. Learned counsel for the petitioner next submits that the claims pertain to the year 1994 when he was in the undivided State of Bihar. If that be so, the writ petition is barred by gross and inordinate delay to press a relief for promotion based on cause of action in the year 1994, when his juniors were allegedly promoted now in the year 2009. The application is dismissed. P. Kumar (Navin Sinha, J.)