IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.1528 of 2009 Dharamsheela Devi w/o late Sukhnandan Mishra, r/o village – Bharauli, P.O.- Bharauli, P.S. – Sahpur, District – Bhojpur at Ara. Versus 1. The Bihar State Housing Board, Patna through its Secretary 2. The Chairman, the Bihar State Housing Board, Patna 3. The Chief Engineer, the Bihar State Housing Board, Patna 4. The Superintending Engineer, the Bihar State Housing Board, Patna 5. The Electrical Executive Engineer, the Bihar State Housing Board, Patna ---- For the appellant: Mr. Mayanand Jha, Advocate Mr. Munna Pd. Singh, Advocate For the Board: Mr. Ram Kishore Singh, Advocate --- 2 13/5/2010 Heard Mr. Mayanand Jha, learned counsel for the appellant on the question of admission and final disposal. In this intra-court appeal the challenge is to the order dated 26.10.2009 passed by the learned Single Judge in CWJC. No.13734 of 2009. The writ petition was preferred by the present appellant whose husband while serving as Upper Division Clerk in the Bihar State Housing Board stood superannuated with effect from 31.1.2004. The petitioner after expiry of almost five years approached this court for grant of second Assured Career Progression ( for short, ‘A.C.P’) as also for difference of arrears of salary of the 2 post of Head Clerk with effect from 30th May, 1998. The learned Single Judge declined to entertain the writ petition being hit by the doctrine of delay and laches. While concurring with the view expressed by learned Single Judge, we must take note of the fact that appellant’s husband, namely, late Sukhnandean Mishra had not claimed the second A.C.P during his service tenure and, therefore, it will be tantamount to abandonment of the claim. Regard being had to both the aspects, we do not perceive any merit in this appeal and the same stands dismissed without any order as to costs. Neyaz/ ( Dipak Misra, CJ.) (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)