IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.2181 of 2008 Raj Nandan Singh s/o late Indra Singh, r/o village – Jagdishpur, P.S. – Naubatpur, patna Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through Secretary, Health, Govt. of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna 2. The Director-in-charge, Health Services, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 3. The Civil Surgeon, Patna ----------- 3 5-3-2009 This application has been filed on 21.8.2008 for restoration of LPA. No.910 of 2003, which stood dismissed for want of prosecution by order dated 26.9.2003. The averments made in the application do not show sufficient cause for filing this restoration application after such an inordinate delay. We are of the opinion that no case is made out for restoration of the appeal. However, a good cause may not be lost on the aforesaid technicality, we have examined the merit of the order passed by the learned Single Judge which has been assailed in the appeal. Prayer of the petitioner was for grant of retiral benefits for allegedly rendering service for a period of 28 years. The learned Single Judge taking - 2 - into account the averments made by the petitioner in the writ application itself, in which he has averred that he was engaged as a voluntary worker in Family Planning Scheme on honorarium of Rs.50/- per month, rejected his prayer. From the aforesaid, it is evident that the petitioner was not an employee of the State Government and, thus, not entitled for pension. Application stands dismissed. Neyaz/- C.K. Prasad, ACJ. Kishore K. Mandal, J.