IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.809 of 2008 ------ 1. Most.Krishna Sinha, widow of Late Kaushal Kishore Prasad Sinha, resident of Flat No.301, C and D Apartment, Link Road, Budha Colony, P.S.Budha Colony, Town and District-Patna. 2. Malti Prasad widow of Late Yugeshwar Prasad Sinha, resident of Poddar Bhawan, Jakkanpur, P.S.Jakkanpur, Town and District- Patna. Petitioners--- Appellants. Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through Director-cum- Secretary, Land Acquisition (Revenue) Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna. 2. The District Magistrate-cum- Collector, Patna Collectorate, Patna. 3. The District Land Acquisition Officer, Patna, Patna Collectorate, Patna. ….. Respondents- Respondents. ----------- For the appellants : Mr.Satya Narayan Singh, Advocate For the respondents : Mr.Lalit Kishore, Additional Advocate General-III Mr. Satyabir Bharti, Junior Counsel to Additional Advocate General-III ------- P R E S E N T Hon'ble the Chief Justice & Hon'ble Mr. Justice Kishore K. Mandal ------- Dated, the 20th October, 2008 Apparently the claim made by the writ petitioners in the writ petition is stale and suffers from gross laches and inordinate delay. The dismissal of writ petition, in the circumstances, by the single - 2 - judge cannot be faulted. Letters Patent Appeal is dismissed in limine. R. M. Lodha, CJ Kishore K. Mandal, J. Sunil