IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LETTERS PATENT APPEAL No. 1187 of 2010 IN CIVIL WRIT JURISDICTION CASE NO.14424 of 2009 WITH INTERLOCUTORY APPLICATION NO.6694 of 2010 IN LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO.1187 of 2010 UPENDRA PRASAD RAY & ORS Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ================================================= APPEARANCE For the Appellants : Mr. Manoj Kumar, Advocate ================================================ CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 2 12/8/2010 This Appeal under Clause 10 of the Letters Patent is preferred by the writ petitioners against the judgment and order dated 13th January 2010 passed by the learned Single Judge in above CWJC. No.14424 of 2009, after the delay of 156 days. The writ petition was dismissed by the learned Single Judge on the ground of delay and laches. Entertaining this appeal in the year 2010 would amount to reopening of the selection and appointment pursuant to the Advertisement No.704/2004. In our view, the learned Single Judge has rightly rejected the writ petition on the ground of delay and laches. Further, the writ petitioners have further delayed filing this Letters Patent Appeal. 2 No case for condonation of delay is made out. Limitation Application is rejected. Consequently, the Letters Patent Appeal stands dismissed. Neyaz/ ( R. M. Doshit,CJ.) (Jyoti Saran, J.)