IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC NO.11382 OF 2006 RAMA SHANKER CHAUDHARY, SON OF LATE PRABHU CHAUDHARY ASSISTANT S.B. COLLEGE ARA, MOHALLA MAULABAG P.S. NAWADA (ARA) DISTRICT-BHOJPUR AT ARA. ………..PETITIONER. VERSUS 1. THE MAGADH UNIVERSITY BODH GAYA, THROUGH ITS REGISTRAR DISTRICT GAYA. 2. THE VICE CHANCELLOR, MAGADH UNIVERSITY BODH GAYA, DISTRICT GAYA. 3. THE REGISTRAR, MAGADH UNIVERSITY BODH GAYA, DISTRICT GAYA. 4. VEER KUNWAR SINGH UNIVERSITY ARA THROUGH ITS REGISTRAR DISTRICT AT ARA. 5. THE VICE CHANCELLOR, VEER KUNWAR SINGH UNIVERSITY ARA DISTRICT BHOJPUR. 6. THE REGISTRAR, VEER KUNWAR SINGH UNIVERSITY ARA DISTRICT BHOJPUR. 7. THE PRINCIPAL S.B. COLLEGE, ARA MOHALLA MAULABAG P.S. NAWADA (ARA) DISTRICT BHOJPUR AT ARA. 8. DHARM RAJ THAKUR, HEAD ACCOUNTANT, S.B. COLLEGE ARA, MOHALLA MAULABAG P.S. NAWADA (ARA) DISTRICT BHOJPUR AT ARA. ………..RESPONDENTS. ----------- 2 03.11.2010 Having heard counsel for the petitioner and counsel for the Veer Kunwar Singh University as in respect of the following relief:- “That this application is for issuance of appropriate writ directing the respondents concern to enquire into the matter and cancel M.A. (Psychology) degree of Dharmraj Thakur (Respondent No.8) who has passed the M.A. (Psychology) examination without taking permission from the college to appear in the University examination 1989 from the Magadh University while he was working as assistant in the S.B. College, Ara”. this Court is of the considered opinion that such 2 prayer for cancellation of result of respondent no.8 of his M.A. examination of the year 1989 cannot be even considered on account of delay and laches of more than 17 years in filing of this writ application, The explanation given by the petitioner in writ application that he had earlier filed a representation for such a relief before the University and was awaiting for the decision of the University has to be only noted for its being rejected in asmuch as such gross delay of more than seventeen years in moving this Court by itself would be fatal. That being so, the writ application is accordingly dismissed on the ground of delay and laches. PN/Devendra (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)