IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2003 of 2008 1.Vijay Kumar Singh son of Nagendra Kumar Singh, resident of Tola Eraji English at Matiaria via Turkwalia, P.S. Harsiddhi, District- East Champaran 2.Chanda Kumari, wife of Shital Prasad Singh, resident of village Saraya Khurd at Matiaria via Turkwalia, P.S. Harsiddhi, District- East Champaran ……… Petitioners Versus 1.The State Of Bihar 2.District Magistrate, East Champaran at Motihari 3.District Education Officer, East Champaran at Motihari 4.District Education Superintendent, East Champaran at Motihari 5.Block Education Extension Officer, Block Harsiddhi, District- East Champaran 6.Mukhiya, Gram Panchayat Raj Matiaria, Block Harsiddhi, District- East Champaran 7.Panchayat Secretary, Gram Panchayat Raj, Matiaria, Block Harsiddhi, District- East Champaran 8.Shambhu Kumar, son of Shiv Shankar Prasad, resident of village Matiaria via Turkwalia, P.S. Harsiddhi, District- East Champaran 9.Pammi Rani, wife of Harendra Prasad Srivastava, resident of village Matiaria via Turkwalia, P.S. Harsiddhi, District- East Champaran 10.Suresh Ram, son of Yojan Ram, resident of village Matiaria via Turkwalia, P.S. Harsiddhi, District- East Champaran 11.Devanand Chaudhary, son of Sudama Chaudhary, resident of village Matiaria via Turkwalia, P.S. Harsiddhi, District- East Champaran. ----------- 2. 17/09/2010 Petitioners have filed this writ application challenging the order dated 8.5.2005 of the Mukhiya of the Gram Panchayat, by which fifteen Shiksha Mitras were appointed in different Schools of the Panchayat. Petitioners claim that they were not considered in the process although they 2 had higher qualifications. The first representation filed by the petitioners on record is dated 9.8.2006, annexed as Annexure-12. Obviously, petitioners took first step to raise their grievance after more than a year and after the Rules came into force with effect from 1.7.2006 and the posts of Shiksha Mitra became non-existent. Therefore, this Court considers this writ application as barred by delay and laches. The same is accordingly dismissed. Pradeep/ ( J. N. Singh,J.)