IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.500 of 2008 Most. Meena Devi w/o- Late Ramanand Mehta, r/o- village- Tulsia, P.O.- Baijnathpur, P.S.- Bihariganj, District- Madhepura. ……………. Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. District Magistrate, Madhepura Co-Parismapak, Madhepura Supaul Central Cooperative (District Cooperative, Madhepura) 3. Zila Sahkarita Padadhikari Co Sahayak Parismapak Padadhikari (Assistant Measure Officer) Madhepura, Supaul, Central Cooperative Bank Limited, Madhepura. …. Respondents ---------------------------------- 2 25.08.2011 Counsel for the petitioner is present. No body has appeared on behalf of the respondents. Petitioner’s grievance is that her husband was appointed on the post of Manager, Primary Agriculture Credit Cooperative Society under Madhepura Supaul Central Cooperative Bank Limited. He worked as such till January, 2004. The husband of the petitioner died on 16.12.2006 while in service. It is her grievance that salary to her husband from January 1992 to January, 2004 was not paid to which she is entitled. After having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and on going through the pleadings on record, it appears that the application suffers from the vice of gross delay and laches and as such this Court will not invoke its extraordinary and discretionary writ jurisdiction. However, petitioner will be at liberty to file appropriate representation ventilating her grievance before the appropriate authority of the respondent Bank which 2 shall be considered and disposed of in accordance with law with a reasonable period of time. With the liberty aforesaid, the application is dismissed. pkj ( Kishore K. Mandal, J.)