IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Letters Patent Appeal No.1247 of 2011 In Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 16512 of 2007 With Interlocutory Application No. 6147 of 2011 In Letters Patent Appeal No.1247 of 2011 ====================================================== 1. Neeraj Kumar S/O Late Surendra Paswan R/O Post Office Road, Opposite Masjid Gali, P..S- City Chowk, Distt.- Patna .... .... Petitioner/Appellant Versus 1. Allahabad Bank through its Chairman cum Managing Director, Head Quarter 2, Netaji Subhash Road, Kolkata 2. Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Allahabad Bank Headquarter 2, Netaji Subhash Road, Kolkata 3. General Manager P (Per & Adm.) Allahabad Bank, Head Quarter 2, Netaji Subhash Road, Kolkata 4. Deputy General Manager, Allahabad Bank, Zonal Office, Budh Marg, Patna .... .... Respondents/Respondents ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant : Mr. Abhay Kumar Singh No.1, Advocate Mr. Bharat Bhushan, Advocate For the Respondent Bank : Mr. Ajay Kumar Sinha, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA PRASAD VERMA ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 2. 08-09-2011 This Appeal under Clause 10 of the Letters Patent is Patna High Court LPA No.1247 of 2011 (2) dt.08-09-2011 2 / 2 2 preferred by the writ petitioner in C.W.J.C. No. 16512 of 2007 against the judgment and order dated 8th November 2010 passed by the learned single Judge directing the respondent Allahabad Bank, “to consider the case of the petitioner for appointment on compassionate ground/payment of ex-gratia amount in the light of the provisions contained in the circular dated 3rd October 2007 and to pass appropriate orders.” We see no merit in this Appeal. The Appeal is filed 155 days beyond the period of limitation. The delay has not been explained at all. No cause has been stated much less a sufficient cause. For the aforesaid reason, the Appeal and the Interlocutory Application are rejected. Pawan/- (R.M. Doshit, CJ) (Birendra Prasad Verma, J)