IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8491 of 2008 RAHUL KUSHWAHA, S/O PARAS PRASAD KUSHWAHA, R/O VILLAGE-SANGWADIH KHAND DEORAHA, P.O.- BODHA CHHAPAR, P.S.-GOPALPUR, DISTRICT- GOPALGANJ. …………PETITIONER. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA. 3. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, GOPALGANJ. 4. THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION, GOPALGANJ. 5. THE BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, KOCHAIKOTE, DISTRICT-GOPALGANJ. 6. THE BLOCK EDUCATION EXTENSION OFFICER, KOCHAIKOTE, DISTRICT-GOPALGANJ. 7. THE MUKHIYA, GRAM PANCHAYAT SANGWADIH, DISTRICT-GOPALGAJ. …………RESPONDENTS. ----------- 2 16.08.2011 Petitioner’s grievance is in respect of his non-selection as Shiksha Mitra in 2005. Admittedly, petitioner did not file any complaint raising that grievance before any Appellate Authority within the time stipulated in the Guidelines or at least prior to 2006 Rules coming into force by which all the posts of Siksha Mitras were converted into regular post of Panchayat Tachers. The complaint of the petitioner on record is of 2007 and 2008 only. In the circumstances, this Court finds that the claim of the petitioner suffering from delay and laches and, 2 therefore, this Court does not find any merit in the writ application and the same is dismissed. Arvind/ ( J.N. Singh, J.)