IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.9685 of 2008 1. BISHNUDEO RAJAK, S/O JAGO BAITHA, R/O VILLAGE-CHAURA PRABHA, P.O.-MAJHANA, P.S.- FORBESGANJ, DISTRICT-ARARIA. 2. BHADO RAJAK, S/O DILLU RAJAK, R/O VILLAGE- BAGESWARI, P.S.-JAUKIHAT, DISTRICT-ARARIA. 3. HIRALAL YADAV, S/O SRI UPENDRA PRASAD YADAV, R/O P.O.-BELLORI, P.S.-SADAR, DISTRICT-PURNEA. 4. UPENDRA PASWAN, S/O RAMESHWAR PASWAN, R/O VILLAGE-GAGJALA, AZAD CHOWK, P.S.-SADAR, WARD NO.13, DISTRICT-SAHARSA. 5. MANOJ KUMAR, S/O GAJENDRA RAJAK, RESIDING AT MADHEPURA, WARD NO.1, P.S.+DISTRICT- MADHEPURA. ……………PETITIONERS. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. DIRECTOR OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, BIHAR, PATNA. 3. REGIONAL DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, KOSHI DIVISION, SAHARSA AND THEN IN-CHARGE OF PURNEA. 4. DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICER, SAHARSA. 5. DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICER, PURNEA. 6. PRINCIPAL, ZILA SCHOOL, PURNEA. 7. PRINCIPAL, ZILA SCHOOL, SAHARSA. …………RESPONDENTS. ----------- 3 30.08.2011 Under the directions of this Court petitioners’ representation was considered by the Director, Secondary Education and disposed of by order dated 15.09.1999, as contained in Annexure-4. The Director found that the petitioners’ appointment as contingent menials by the concerned principal as illegal. Hence, he held that the concerned principal and the R.D.D.E. are liable to pay wages to these petitioners for work taken from them, from their personal fund. This 2 order which is dated 07.10.1999 has not been challenged in this writ application. The only prayer of the petitioners is that in spite of the said order they have not been paid their wages for the period they had worked. After this order, the representation filed by the petitioners, as contained in Annexure-6, is dated 29.03.2001. On that basis petitioners have filed this writ application in 2008. Clearly, the application suffers from gross delay and laches. If petitioners wanted their payment in the light of the said order of the Director dated 07.10.1999 their remedy was to move against the individual officers in a Suit or in an appropriate proceeding for payment. The writ application is dismissed. Arvind/ ( J.N. Singh, J.)