IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.671 of 2009 INDRADEO SINGH, S/O LATE SADHU SHARAN SINGH R/O VILLAGE-SALAMPUR, P.S. SURYAGARHA, DISTRICT- LAKHISARAI. -APPELLANT Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE DIVISIONAL COMMISSIONER, MUNGER 3. THE DEPUTY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONER, BEGUSARAI. 4. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, BEGUSARAI. 5. THE ADDITIONAL COLLECTOR, BEGUSARAI. 6. THE BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, TEGHRA. -RESPONENTS 3 19.05.2009 Heard the parties in respect of IA no. 3159 of 2009 filed under Section 5 of the Limitation Act. Appellant’s writ petition was dismissed on 13th November, 2006 by a well considered order on merits. The appeal has been filed after a delay of two years and eighteen days. The explanation is that appellant’s counsel, who had conducted the writ petition, did not inform him about disposal and appellant came to know of disposal of the writ petition only when he inspected the record of the writ petition and obtained a certified copy of the final order dated 13th November, 2006. The date of inspection and knowledge has not been disclosed. However the certified copy of judgment 2 under appeal is available on the record and shows that copy was applied for on 13th August, 2008. It was ready on 22nd August, 2008 and supplied on 27th August, 2008. The appeal has been preferred after about nine months on 12th May, 2009. Considering the relevant facts, we find that there is no reasonable explanation for inordinate delay in preferring this appeal. Prayer for condoning the delay is rejected. As a result, the appeal is dismissed as barred by limitation. (Shiva Kirti Singh, ACJ.) (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.) AAhmad