IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.22308 of 2011 ====================================================== Banshidhar Sharma, son of Late Janardan Sharma resident of village and post Dhan Chhuhan, Police Station Sahar, District-Bhojpur .... .... Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The Principle Secretary, Water Resources Department Sichai Bhawan, Patna 3. The Engineer-in-Chief, Water Resources Department, Sichai Bhawan, Patna 4. The Chief Engineer, Water Resources department, Aurangabad 5. The Executive Engineer, Irrigation, Mechanical Division,Aurangabad .... .... Respondents ====================================================== 2 16-12-2011 The present writ petition has been filed seeking direction upon the respondents to give benefit of seniority to the petitioner from 04.07.1970, the date when the petitioner was given promotion prior to preparation of the gradation list. It is submitted that the petitioner has already made a representation in this regard which was rejected vide Annexure -10 by the respondents on 01.11.1996 in pursuance to the order passed by this Court in C.W.J.C. No.4149of 1995. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioner has filed a contempt petition vide M.J.C. No.2336 wherein this Court had directed the petitioner by passing an order dated 15.01.1999 to move before the competent authority under law for such relief (Annexure-11). In view of the fact that the petitioner is seeking 2 restoration of his seniority right from 1970 after long laps of time i.e. nearly after a period of 12 years, this Court is not inclined to interfere with the writ petition and, therefore, the writ petition is liable to be dismissed on the ground of delay laches alone. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed on the ground of delay and laches alone. ASHWINI /- (T. Meena Kumari, J.)