IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Letters Patent Appeal No.1552 of 2011 In Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 16518 of 2007 With Interlocutory Application No. 7352 of 2011 In Letters Patent Appeal No.1552 of 2011 ====================================================== Kusumlata W/o Late Arun Kumar Singh, Resident of 15/21, New Alkapuri, P.S. - Gardanibagh, District- Patna .... .... Petitioner/Appellant Versus 1. Allahabad Bank through its Chairman cum Managing Director, Head Quarter 2, Netaji Subhash Road, Kolkata 2. Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Allahabad Bank Headquarter 2, Netaji Subhash Road, Kolkata 3. General Manager P (Per & Adm.) Allahabad Bank, Head Quarter 2, Netaji Subhash Road, Kolkata 4. Deputy General Manager, Allahabad Bank, Zonal Office, Budh Marg, Patna .... .... Respondents/Respondents ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant : Mr. Bharat Bhushan, Advocate For the Respondents : Mr. Ajay Kumar Sinha, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA PRASAD VERMA ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 3. 11-11-2011 This Appeal under Clause 10 of the Letters Patent is preferred by the writ petitioner in C.W.J.C. No. 16518 of 2007 Patna High Court LPA No.1552 of 2011 (3) dt.11-11-2011 2 / 2 2 against the judgment and order dated 8th November 2010 passed by the learned single Judge directing the respondent Allahabad Bank, “to consider the case of the petitioner for appointment on compassionate ground/payment of ex-gratia amount in the light of the provisions contained in the circular dated 3rd October 2007 and to pass appropriate orders.” We see no merit in this Appeal. The Appeal is filed 153 days beyond the period of limitation. The delay has not been explained at all. No cause has been stated much less a sufficient cause. For the aforesaid reason, the Appeal and the Interlocutory Application are rejected. Pawan/- (R.M. Doshit, CJ) (Birendra Prasad Verma, J)