IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.138 of 2010 1. MAHENDRA NARAYAN S/O LATE SHIV MAHTO, R/O VILL. AND P.O- BARGAON (TOLA KHIDA BIGHA), P.S- SRIDALA, DISTT- NAWADAH Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HELATH, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE DIECTOR - IN -CHIEF HEALTH SERVICES, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 4. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR, HELATH SERVICES (T.V.) BIHAR, PATNA 5. THE REGIONAL DEPUTY DIRECTOR, HELATH SERVICES, GODDA 6. THE CIVIL SURGEON-CUM-CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER, GODDA 7. THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER, GODDA ----------- 2 5.5.2010 Heard Counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner claims to have been appointed on the post of Laboratory Attendant in the year 1986. His case is that Deputy Director, Health Services ( T.V.) Bihar, Patna had issued appointment letter vide Memo No. 2306 dated 6.11.1986 and the petitioner was posted at Additional T.V. Centre, Gaighat in the district of Muzaffarpur. He continued to work for sometime and absorbed against a vacant post at Dist T.V. Centre, Godda. In the year 1997, he was informed by the Additional Chief Medical Officer, Dumka vide order dated 14.5.1997 that his services have been terminated vide letter No. 528(II) dated 30.4.1993 issued by Health Directorate. 2 It seems that since 1997 the date the petitioner was communicated regarding his termination, the order was not challenged by the petitioner before any forum. After so many years, for the first time, in the year 2010, he has filed this writ application, without explaining the delay. This writ application is time barred. It is dismissed. (Mridula Mishra,J.) A.Kumar