IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.1516 of 2009 MANGLESH RAM, son of late Raadho Ram, resident of village: ChipuraKala PS: Gaurichak, PO:Chotki Chipurakak District : Patna …….appellant Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. The Secretary, Bihar Rajya Pul Nirman Nigam Ltd. 7 Sardar Patel Marg, Patna-15 3. Secretary, Road Construction Department, Government of Bihar, Patna 4. Managing Director, Bihar Rajya Pul Nirman Nigam Ltd., Sardar Patel Marg, Patna 15 …….respondents ----------- 2 01-12-2009 Heard learned counsel for the appellant and learned counsel for the State. Considering the explanations mentioned in I.A. no. 7732/2009 filed u/s 5 of the limitation Act, the delay of 15 days in preferring this appeal is condoned. I.A. is allowed. On hearing the parties on merits, it is found that the writ petition preferred by the appellant has been dismissed on ground of inordinate delay in moving this court in writ jurisdiction after 16 years of dismissal of the appellant from service. We are in agreement with the views of the writ court that an order of dismissal which was accepted for 16 years could not have been permitted to be assailed in exercise of writ jurisdiction. The appeal is, therefore, dismissed on merits. BKS/- (Shiva Kirti Singh, ACJ.) (Shyam Kishore Sharma, J.)