IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.1031 of 2009 MANOJ KUMAR SON OF LATE HARINANDAN PRASAD, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE AND POST SHAHTHA ( LADLA TOLA ), VIA BHAGWANPUR, POLICE STATION- BHAGWANPUR, DISTRICT- VAISHALI AT HAJIPUR Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. ANIL KUMAR SON OF SRI BASUDEO PRASAD, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE AND POST OIFFICE- HILALPUR, P.S. INDUSTRIAL AREA HAJIPUR,DISTT. VAISHALI, HAJIPUR… APPELLANTS VERSUS 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,BIHAR, PATNA. 3. THE COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, BIHAR, PATNA. 4. THE DEPUTY SECRETARY,THE CHIEF MINISTER,SECRETARIAT, PATNA. 5. THE AGRICULTURE DIRECTOR, GOVT. OF BIHAR, NEW SECRETARIAT, PATNA. 6. THE JOINT DIRECTOR, AGRICULTURE, BIHAR, PATNA. 7. THE DISTRICT AGRICULTURE OFFICER, VAISHALI AT HAJIPUR 8. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE,VAISHALI, HAJIPUR…. ………………………………………….RESPONDENTS ------------------------ 4 22-2-2010 Heard learned counsel for the appellants, learned counsel for the State and perused the order of the writ court dated 8-7-2009 whereby the writ petition preferred by the appellants bearing C.W.J.C. No. 7877 of 2007 has been dismissed on the ground that the claim for appointment relates to an advertisement issued in the hear 1987 for which a panel appears to have been prepared in the year 1988 and appointments on all the posts for general category was also completed in 1994. The writ court has noted the delay in preferring the writ petition and has further noticed that the petitioners were candidates of general category in the waiting list whereas persons from such category who were selected and impanelled also could not be fully absorbed through appointment. 2 We find that besides delay, the writ petitioners failed to show that they had any vested right of getting appointment. In that view of the matter, we find no merit in this appeal. It is, therefore, dismissed in limine. ( Shiva Kirti Singh,J) ( C.M. Prasad, J)