IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1457 of 2007 Ram Suresh Jha, S/o Sri Jagat Narain Jha, Residency of Village Patali, P.O. Pataili, P.S. Ujjarpur, Dist. Samastipur. ------- Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar through its Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Director, Primary Education, Govt. of Bihar Vikash Bhawan, Patna. 3. The Deputy Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 4. The District Magistrate, Samastipur. 5. The District Education Officer, Samastipur. 6. The District Superintendent of Education, Samastipur. ------- Respondents ----------- 2 28.7.2011 No one appears on behalf of the petitioner. The grievance as with regard to the grant of additional increment to the petitioner from March, 1983 by way of incentive for performing duties in connection with the conduct of General Election, 1983 in the State of Assam, is belated by more than 24 years. In that view of the matter, this application is dismissed only on account of delay and laches. Rsh (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)