IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO. 1487 of 2009 IN CIVIL WRIT JURISDICTION CASE NO. 5920 of 2003 WITH INTERLOCUTORY APPLICATION NO.7543 of 2009 IN LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO.1487 of 2009 =================================================== Sheet Basant Paswans/o Punpun Paswan @ Punpun Pashwan, r/o village – Subhai, (South Tola) P.S. – Hazipur, District – Vaishali at Hazipur ……….. Appellant Versus 1. The State Of Bihar , through Collector, Vaishali at Haziapur 2. The Chief Engineer, Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Patna 3. The Executive Engineer, Electric Supply Division, Konharghat, Hazipur, Vaishali ………. Respondents ================================================== APPEARANCE For the Appellant : Mr. Jitendra Pd. Saha, Advocate ================================================= CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE And HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 4 27/9/2010 The appellant – writ petitioner Sheet Basant Paswan seeks compensation for accidental death of his son Veerchand Paswan due to electrocution occurred on 23rd May 2002. The learned Single Judge has rejected the writ petition. However, it is observed that the dismissal of the writ petition shall not prejudice the rights of the appellant for a cause of action under the Civil Laws. Feeling aggrieved by the judgment and order of the learned Single Judge passed on 15th May 2008, 2 the writ petitioner has preferred this Appeal after a delay of 1 year and 104 days. Neither the delay has been satisfactorily explained nor we see any merit in this Appeal. For the aforesaid reasons, the Letters Patent Appeal and the Interlocutory Application No.7543 of 2009 stand dismissed. Neyaz/ ( R. M. Doshit,CJ.) (Jyoti Saran, J.)