IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1476 of 2003 Ram Bahadur Singh, son of late Mahendra Nath Singh, resident of Village-Charihara, P.S. Mashrakh, District- Saran ----- Petitioner. Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through the Secretary, Urban Development Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Deputy Secretary, Urban Development Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Siwan Municipality through the Chairman, P.O., P.S. and District-Siwan. 4. The Chairman, Siwan Municipality, P.O., P.S. and District-Siwan. 5. The Chief Executive Officer, Siwan Municipality, P.O., P.S. and District-Siwan ----- Respondents. ---------------------------------- 5. 19.10.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner. This writ petition stood dismissed against respondent nos. 3 to 5 for non-compliance of the order dated 16.4.2003. The matter thereafter came up before the Bench on 24.4.2003 and 9.9.2011, notwithstanding which steps were not taken up for restoration of the writ petition with respect to respondent nos. 3 to 5. More than eight years have passed since the date on which the crucial order was passed. It is a case of gross laches and negligence. The writ petition can not proceed in their absence against whom the reliefs are prayed for. The writ petition is dismissed. Vinay/ ( S. K. Katriar, J.) 2