IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.1447 of 2010 In CWJC No. 3157 of 2000 With I.A. No. 8231 of 2010. ================================================ Bhagirath Prasad, son of Late Ram Kishun Ram of Village – Kharzamma, P.O. – Bara Khurd, P.S. Noorsarai, District – Nalanda ………………………………………... Writ petitioner – Appellant Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna, 2. The Director General – cum – Inspector General of Police, Near Old Secretariat, Patna, 3. The Deputy Inspector General of Police, Magadh Range, Gaya, 4. The Superintendent of Police, Gaya … Respondents – Respondents. ================================================ Appearance: For the appellant: Mr Krishna Kant Singh, Advocate. =============================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER (Per : HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 2. 21.09.2010. Re. LPA No.1447/2010 with I.A.NO. 8231/2010. Heard learned Advocate for the appellant-writ petitioner. Feeling aggrieved by the judgment and order dated 08.04.2005 passed by the learned single Judge in CWJC No. 3157/2000, the writ petitioner has filed the present Appeal under Clause 10 of the Letters Patent after more than five and half years. The matter at dispute is the dismissal of the 2 appellant – writ petitioner, a police constable, from service on 03.10.1996. The order of dismissal was challenged by the appellant before the appellate authority as also before the learned single Judge of this Court. By now, the appellant is out of service for past 14 years. In our opinion, the matter cannot now be enquired into. Besides, the inordinate delay of 1939 days has not been explained except a bare statement that the appellant was suffering from mental illness. We are not satisfied that the appellant had sufficient cause to file the appeal after inordinate delay of 1939 days. Interlocutory Application No. 8231/2010 filed under Section 5 of the Limitation Act is rejected. Consequently, the Letters Patent Appeal stands dismissed. Dilip ( R.M. Doshit, CJ ) ( Jyoti Saran, J )