IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.12977 of 2009 KISHORI SHARAN Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 2. 9.10.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner applied for exemption from appearing at the departmental examination on grounds of age in accordance with the rules on 30.12.1988. He superannuated from service on 31.12.1995. The exemption was granted to him two days before retirement. The grievance is that by such belated order he has been denied the benefit of the financial increment which consequently affect his pension also by non grant in time. There is no explanation in the writ petition why the petitioner choose to sleep over his claim from 1995 till the institution of the present writ application on 5.10.2009. According to the petitioner he represented in 1996, in 1999 and then slept over the matter for 10 years to file a fresh representation in 2009 so as to found a cause of action in the present writ application. It is precisely with regard to cases of the present nature that the Supreme Court has cautioned the Courts with regard to passing compassionate orders on such belated representation described as the representation syndrome creating a fresh cause of action in 2008(II) SCC 319. 2 The writ application is clearly barred by inordinate delay and laches and it is accordingly rejected. However, the rejection of the present writ application shall not debar the respondents for considering the representation of the petitioner in their administrative wisdom, if they so desire. P. Kumar (Navin Sinha, J.)