IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.10250 of 2009 1. SURENDRA KUMAR SON OF SRI MAHESHWAR JHA, RESIDENT OF MOHALLA PROFESSOR COLONY, GALI NO.1, TAJPUR ROAD, SAMASTIPUR, TOWN PLUS P.S. PLUS DISTRICT SAMASTIPUR, PRESENTLY POSTED AS PHULWARIA BRANCH OF THE BANK, P.O.+ P.S. BARAUNI, DISTRICT BEGUSARAI. 2. SHANKAR PASWAN SON OF LATE DHANRAJ PASWAN, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE, P.O. SONELI, P.S. SONELI, DISTRICT KATIHAR, PRESENTLY POSTED AT BHAWANGAMA BRANCH VILLAGE + P.O. BABHANGAMA, VIA RAJAURA, DISTRICT BEGUSARAI. 3. MUKESH KUMAR SINHA, SON OF LATE BIRENDRA PRASAD SINGH, RESIDENT OF MOHALLA SARYU SADAN POKHARIA OF BEGUSARAI TOWN + P.S. + DISTRICT BEGUSARAI, PRESENTLY POSTED AT BEGUSARAI BRANCH. --- - PETITIONERS. Versus 1. THE BEGUSARAI KHETRIYA GRAMIN BANK NOW RENAMED AS BIHAR KSHETRIYA GRAMIN BANK THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN, HEAD OFFICE BHAGAT SINGH CHOWK, MUNGER. 2. THE CHAIRMAN, BIHAR KSHETRIYA GRAMIN BANK, HEAD OFFICE BHAGAT SINGH CHOWK, MUNGER. 3. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, BEGUSARAI, KSHETRIYA GRAMIN BANK NOW RENAMED AS BIHAR KSHETRIYA GRAMIN BANK HEAD OFFICE BHAGAT SINGH CHOWK, MUNGER. 4. SANTOSH KUMAR SON OF NOT KNOWN, PRESENTLY POSTED AS BRANCH MANAGER OF BADAUGAMA BRANCH OF BIHAR GRAMIN BANK VILL.+ P.O. BABHANGAMA, VIA RAJAURA, DISTRICT BEGUSARAI. 5. SANAT KUMAR SINGH FATHER’S NAME NOT KNOWN, PRESENTLY POSTED AS BRANCH MANAGER BALGUDAR BRANCH OF BIHAR KSHETRIYA GRAMIN BANK AT + P.O. BALGUDAR, DISTRICT LAKHISARAI. 6. SAHADAT HUSSAIN FATHERS NAME NOT KNOWN, PRESENTLY POSTED AS BRANCH MANAGER MANJHAUL BRANCH, P.O. + P.S. MAJHAUL, DISTRICT BEGUSARAI. 7. PRADEEP KR. KARN, FATHERS NAME NOT KNOWN, PRESENTLY POSTED AS BRANCH MANAGER, RAMPUR GOGHARI, BRANCH OF - 2 - BIHAR KSHETRIYA GRAMIN BANK, P.O. + P.S. RAMPUR GOGHARI, DISTT. KHAGARIA. 8. SATYAJEET KUMAR, FATHER’S NAME NOT KNOWN, PRESENTLY POSTED AS OFFICER HEAD OFFICE MUNGER SAHID BHAGAT SINGH CHOWK, MUNGER. 9. VIJAY KR. AGRAWAL, FATHERS NAME NOT NAMED, PRESENTLY POSTED AS OFFICER COMPLAIN TRAFFIC CHOWK, DISTRICT BEGUSARAI. 10. BHUPESH KUMAR, FATHERS NAME UNKNOWN PRESENTLY POSTED AS OFFICER AT MIRGANJ, BRANCH OF BIHAR KSHETRIYA GRAMIN BANK, P.O. + P.S. + DISTRICT BEGUSARAI. 11. RABINDRA KUMAR JHA, FATHER’S NAME UNKNOWN, PRESENTLY POSTED AS MANAGER DAWIL BRANCH OF BIHAR KSHETRIYA GRAMIN BANK, P.O. + P.S. DAWIL, DISTRICT JAMUI. 12. RAM VILAS DAS FATHER’S NAME UNKNOWN, PRESENTLY POSTED AS OFFICER MALDAH BRANCH OF BIHAR KSHETRIYA GRAMIN BANK P.O.+ P.S. MALDAH, DISTRICT SHEIKHPURA. ----- RESPONDENTS. For the petitioners : Mr. Arun Kumar Arun, Advocate. For the respondent Bank : Dr. Sadanand Jha, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Chakrapani , Advocate. ----------- 4/ 05-11-2009 Petitioners are assailing the order of promotion from clerical cadre to Junior Management Grade Scale-I, as according to them, the promotions were made by changing the parameters of promotion after initiating the process for promotion. Promotions were made under order dated 31.08.2005 (Annexure-9 ) and were made effective from 30th of August, 2005. The writ petition, challenging the said promotions, has been filed on 20.08.2009 , i.e., after about four years of the promotions having become effective. In the circumstances, I am not inclined to - 3 - entertain this writ petition although earlier under order dated 21.08.2009 another Bench of this Court called upon the Bank to file counter-affidavit without noticing the fact that the writ petitioners are raising a stale claim.I accordingly dismiss the writ petition on the ground of laches. ( V.N. Sinha, J ) BTiwary/