IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.7618 of 2011 Ram Ayodhya Prasad, son of Late Badri Prasad Sah, r/o- Mohalla Illam Ram Chowk, P.s.- Bettiah Town, District- West Champaran. …….. Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The District Magistrate, West Champaran at Bettiah. 3. The Chairman, Bettiah Municipality, West Champaran. 4. The Executive Officer, Municipal Council, Bettiah, West Champaran. . ……… Respondents. For the petitioner : Mr. Wasi Ahmad Khan, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Amaresh Kumar, A.C. to G.P. 18 ----------- 3 18.07.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and respondents Bettiah Municipality. Petitioner seeks a direction upon the respondent to make payment of subsistence allowance for the period he has been placed under suspension by order contained in letter bearing Memo No. 155 dated 8.3.2008(Annexure-3) issued by the Executive Officer of the Nagar Parishad, Bettiah (for short “ the Parishad”). It is the stand of the petitioner in paragraph no. 15 of the writ application that he was allowed to make hajari in the register but later on, the same was denied. The aforesaid order was passed in the year 2008. The petitioner has approached this Court in the year 2011. There appears to be gross delay and laches on his part in approaching this Court for the redressal of the grievance. This Court could have refused to entertain the application, however, considering the submission that he had not paid 2 subsistence allowance which was dependent upon his attending the office of the Parishad, this Court disposes of the application by the following order: Let the petitioner file a detailed representation before the respondent Executive Officer of the Parishad (respondent No. 4) within three weeks from today together with a copy of the present order whereafter the said respondent shall consider and dispose of the representation in accordance with law within three weeks of its filing. If the respondent comes to a conclusion that petitioner is entitled to payment of subsistence allowance, the same shall be made available to him within three weeks of disposal of the said representation. pkj ( Kishore K. Mandal, J)