IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.83 of 2009 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, MUNGER 3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, MUNGER 4. THE SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER, MUNGER 5. THE OFFICER INCHARGE, NAYA RAM NAGAR POLICE STATION, DISTRICT-MUNGER. APPELLANTS/RESPONDENTS Versus SHAILENDRA PRASAD SINGH, S/O LATE BALDEO SINGH, R/O VILLAGE-GASHI RAMPUR, P.S. NAYA RAM NAGAR, DISTRICT-MUNGER. RESPONDENT/PETITIONER 3 18.03.2009 I.A. no. 415 of 2009 This is a petition to condone the long delay of one year and 310 days in filing the appeal. It is stated in the application filed for condoning the delay that the delay in filing the Letters Patent Appeal is due to the procedural paraphernalia. The Deputy Collector In-charge, General Section, Munger, received an application along with the Photostat copy of the order dated 08.02.2007 passed by the High Court, submitted by the writ petitioner, from the office of the Deputy Collector, In-charge, Legal Section, Munger, and the file was put up before the Collector, Munger, and decision was taken to file Letters Patent Appeal against the impugned order. Thereafter, the file was sent to 2 Law Department and because of that long delay has happened. It is stated that lenient view can be taken when appeal is filed by the State. But for condoning the long delay of about two years, some satisfactory reason shall be stated. A vague plea of administrative delay without giving date or details is not sufficient to condone such a long delay. We are of the view that delay in filing the Appeal is not satisfactorily explained. Therefore, the application for condoning the delay in filing the appeal is dismissed, consequently the appeal is also dismissed. (J.B. Koshy, CJ.) (Dharnidhar Jha, J.) AAhmad