IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.5259 of 2007 YOGNEDRA PRASAD SINHA, SON OF LATE GIRIJA NANDAN LAL, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE + POST OFFICE BACHARI, POLICE STATION PIRO, DISTRICT BHOJPUR. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE COMMISSIONER CUM SECRETARY, HUMAN RECOURCES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, VIKASH BHAWAN, PATNA. 3. THE SPECIAL SECRETARY CUM DIRECTOR PRIMARY AND ADULT EDUCATION, HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, NEW SECRETARIAT, PATNA. 4. THE DIRECTOR JAN SHIKSHA, DIRECTORATE, HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, VIKASH BHAWAN, PATNA. 5. THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, NON-FORMAL EDUCATION PROGRAMME CUM DISTRICT JAN SHIKSHA OFFICER CUM DISTRICT ADULT EDUCATION OFFICER, GAYA. 6. THE DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE OF INTEGRATED CHILD DEVELOPMENT SCHEME (I.C.D.S.) SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA. For the petitioner : M/s Ashok Kumar, Satish Kumar, Advocates. For the State : M/s Rabindra Kr. Choubey, SC-8 Minu Kumari, Sanjeev Kr. Mishra, Ashok Kumar, Advocates. -------------- 03. 04.11.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. This writ petition has been filed praying inter alia to direct the State Respondents to include the name of the petitioner in the order dated 20.07.2006, Annexure-11 issued in compliance of the resolution of the Government dated 20.05.2005, Annexure-10 directing regularization of the services of the retrenched employees of Non-Formal 2 Education Project (hereinafter referred to as the Project). Perusal of resolution dated 20.05.2005 indicates that Government resolved to regularize the services of the employees of the Project who were retrenched with effect from 1.4.2001. In compliance of the resolution of the Government, order dated 20.07.2006, Annexure-11 has been issued but the name of the petitioner has not been included thereunder as petitioner abandoned his service much prior to the retrenchment of the other employees of the Project with effect from 1.4.2001. It is admitted by the counsel for the petitioner that petitioner served the project in the light of the office order dated 16.10.1993, Annexure-4 until 6.6.1996 when he applied for leave for the period between 7.6.1996- 13.06.1996 under application dated 6.6.1996, Annexure-5. It, however, does not appear from the petition that petitioner was sanctioned leave for the aforesaid period. From letter dated 3.2.1997, Annexure-7 it appears that petitioner submitted his joining on 3.2.1997 but his joining was not accepted. Later others serving the Project were retrenched with 3 effect from 1.4.2001. The joining of the petitioner having not been accepted on 3.2.1997 order retrenching him from the Project was never passed against the petitioner as he had earlier abandoned the scheme/Project. 3. This writ petition for including the name of the petitioner in the list of retrenched employees of the Project has been filed on 23.04.2007 i.e. after 11 years of his abandoning the project and six years of the retrenchment of others. In the circumstances, I am not inclined to entertain the writ petition, which is dismissed on the ground of laches. Rajesh/ ( V. N. Sinha, J.)