IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.1061 of 2009 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE DIRECTOR, SECONDARY EDUCATION, BUDH MARG, PATNA. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, SECONDARY EDUCATION, BUDH MARG, PATNA. 4. THE ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, KOSHI DIVISION, SAHARSA. 5. THE DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICER, SAHARSA. -APPELLANTS Versus 1. KRIPANAND SINGH, S/O INDIRA NAND SINGH, OF VILLAGE-TEGHRA, P.S. BAKHTIYARPUR, DISTRICT-SAHARSA, (PETITIONER)-RESPONDENT 1ST SET 2. THE HEADMASTER, GANGA HIGH SCHOOL, MAINA, SAHARSA. (RESPONDENT)-RESPONDENT 2ND SET ------ For the appellants : Mr. Arjun Prasad Singh, AC to SC 2 5 14.09.2009 Heard Mr. Arjun Prasad Singh, learned Assistant Counsel to Standing Counsel no.2, for the appellants. There is delay of 51 days in filing the appeal. Even though, prima facie, we were inclined to condone such delay, we find that no useful purpose would be served by entertaining the appeal as, in our considered opinion, the learned single Judge has rightly issued direction for payment 2 of salary to the respondents. As concluded by the learned single Judge, the writ petitioner was not able to join on account of defect in the order of transfer and not on account of his own. On this account, the appeal is dismissed. (P.K. Misra, CJ.) (Anjana Prakash, J.) AAhmad