IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8626 of 2003 PRAMOD KUMAR GHOSH aged abaout…. Years, son of late Shashi Bhusan Ghosh, resident of Mohalla Baliram Bhawan, Police Station Kankarbagh, District Patna. Versus 1. THE RAJENDRA AGRI.UNIVERSITY University through the Registrar, having his office at Rajendra Agricultural University, Pusa, Samastipur. 2. The Vice Chancellor, Rajendra Agriculture University, Pusa, Samastipur. 3. The Director Administrator, Rajendra Agricultural University, Pusa, Samastipur. 4. The Director, Rajendra Agricultural University, Pusa, Samastipur. ---------------- 3 3.9.2010 Having heard counsel for the parties as also taking into account the following prayer made in this writ application, “That this is an application for issuance of writ in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner for second time bound promotion with effect from 8.10.1985 with all monetary benefits in the time to time revised pay scale by the Government.” this Court is of the view that the aforementioned relief is absolutely stale, inasmuch as, cause of action of the year 1985 as has been sought to be raised in this writ application is assailed after 18 years by filing of this writ application on 22.8.2003 and as such this application should be dismissed only on the ground of delay and laches. Additionally, this Court would find that when the petitioner was already given his regular promotion from 10.11.1995, he at least after accepting such promotion cannot now claim for time bound promotion, inasmuch as, the time bound promotion is only by way of anti stagnation removal measure. Admittedly, in the case of the petitioner he was given regular promotion in 1995 which was gleefully accepted by him without 2 any demur or protest and after eight years of such regular promotion he could not have come out with the claim of time bond promotion w.e.f. 1985. That being so, this Court does not find any merit in this writ application and the same is, accordingly, dismissed. Abhay Kumar ( Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)