IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.16277 of 2004 SHRI RAJENDRA PRASAD Versus THE UNION OF INDIA & ORS ----------- 3 27.1.2009 Heard counsel for the petitioner. The claim of the petitioner for grant of pension under the freedom fighter pension scheme came to be rejected by an order dated 10.7.1996 as contained in Annexure-10. This writ application was however filed on 21.12.2004 and yet there is no explanation for the inordinate delay of more than 8 years in filing of this writ application. That being so, this writ application is dismissed on the ground of unexplained delay and laches. Rsh (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)