IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.970 of 2009 1. The State Of Bihar. 2. The Director of Education (Secondary Education) New Secretariate, Patna. 3. The Regional Deputy Director of Education, Darbhanga Range, Darbhanga. … Respondent/ Appellants Versus 1. Sri Ram Narain Choudhary son of Shri Ram Rijhan Choudhary, Resident of village Navkarhi, Police Station Arer, P. O. Navkarhi, District Madhubani. … Petitioner/Respondent 2. Shri Ram Ashray Choudhary Senior Most Teacher, High School Aktara, Police Station Arer, District Madhubani. … Respondent/Respondent. ----------- 3. 28.01.2010 I. A. No. 4671 of 2009 This is an application for condonation of delay of 223 days in preferring the appeal. 2. Before adverting into the facet of condonation of delay, we thought it apposite to deal with the merits of the appeal. On a perusal of the order passed by learned single judge, it is evident that she has only directed for grant of officiating allowance to the writ petitioner on the post of Headmaster. On a perusal of 2 documents it is also evident that he was officiating in the post of Headmaster for a considerable length of time. 3. In our considered opinion, the direction issued by learned single Judge cannot be faulted. Thus, there is no need to issue notice on the question of limitation to the respondent and accordingly, the application for condonation of delay stands rejected and as a logical corollary the appeal also stands dismissed in limine. kanchan (Dipak Misra, CJ.) (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)