IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Letters Patent Appeal No.1040 of 2011 In Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 818 of 2002 With Interlocutory Application No. 4750 of 2011 And Interlocutory Application No. 4751 of 2011. ====================================================== 1. State of Bihar 2. Secretary, Department of Personnel & Administrative Reforms, Govt. of Bihar, Patna .... .... Respondents - Appellant/s Versus 1. Shailendra Kumar Singh, son of Rajeshwar Prasad Singh, R/o Village – Kundelwa, P.S. – Daltonganj, District – Palamu (Jharkhand) … Petitioner - Respondent 2. Bihar Public Service Commission through its Secretary, Bailey Road, Patna …. Proforma Respondent .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Alok Kumar, Advocate. For the Respondent/s : --- ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA PRASAD VERMA ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 5 10-08-2011 Re. I.A. No. 4750 of 2011. This application under Section 5 of the Limitation Act is filed by the appellants – State of Bihar & another for condonation of delay of 4 years and 115 days occurred in filing the Letters Patent Appeal. It appears that against the impugned judgment and order dated 23rd November 2006 passed by the learned single Judge in above CWJC No. 818 of 2002, the appellant – State of Patna High Court LPA No.1040 of 2011 (5) dt.10-08-2011 2 / 2 2 Bihar filed MJC No. 2630 of 2007 for modification of the order. That application was rejected on 14th May 2009. This appeal was filed two years thereafter on 18th April 2011. In our opinion, the aforesaid delay has not been satisfactorily explained by the appellant – State of Bihar. The Interlocutory Application is rejected. Consequently the Letters Patent Appeal No. 1040 of 2011 and the Interlocutory Application No. 4751 of 2011 stand disposed of. Dilip. (R.M. Doshit, CJ) (Birendra Prasad Verma, J)