IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC NO.5320 OF 2007 JADU MOCHI, S/O MAKSUDAN MOCHI, R/O VILLAGE YADOPUR, POLICE STATION BLAGANJ, DISTRICT GAYA. …………………PETITIONER. VERSUS 1.THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2.THE SECRETARY HEALTH SACHIVALAYA, PATNA. 3.THE CIVIL SURGEON, GAYA. 4.DEPUTY COLLECTOR, ZILA NAJARAT, GAYA. 5.DISTRICT INDIGENOUS CIVIL OFFICER, GAYA. 6.AYURVEDIC CIVIL OFFICER, RAJAKIYA AYURVEDIC HOSPITAL, BODH GAYA. 7.ACCOUNT BRANCH, DISTRICT JOINT HOSPITAL, GAYA. 8.INCHARGE OFFICER, RAJAKIYA AYURVEDIC HOSPITAL, BODH GAYA. ………………………RESPONDENTS. ----------- 02/ 26.08.2011 Having regard to the fact that the petitioner in this writ application has assailed the order of his termination dated 19.05.1986, after almost 21 years by filing this writ application on 24.04.2007, the same is accordingly dismissed only on the ground of unexplained delay and laches inasmuch as the alleged claim of mere filing of representation by the petitioner cannot explain such gross delay of more than two decades. Ranjan (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)