IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.4901 of 2002 Meena Devi, W/o late Shambhu Prasad, Lab-boy, Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav College, Kotwali Chauk, Ganj No.2, Ganj No.2, P.S. Bettiah, distt. West Champaran. --------- Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Secretary-cum-Commissioner, Education Department, Govt. of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna. 2. The Vice Chancellor, B.R. Ambedkar Bihar University, Muzaffarpur. 3. The Registrar, B.R. Ambedkar Bihar University, Muzaffarpur. 4. The Principal, Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav College, Bettiah. --------- Respondents ----------- 5 23.08.2010 No one appears on behalf of the petitioner. Counsels for the respondents are present. Admittedly the husband of the petitioner died on 17.5.1997 and her claim for compassionate appointment was rejected by the Vice Chancellor of the University on 15.10.1998 but, this writ application was filed on 16.4.2002. The appointment of the petitioner after more than thirteen years of death of her husband on compassionate appointment cannot be directed and therefore, this writ application, which was admittedly filed after almost four years of the cause of action, must be held to be belated. 2 Accordingly, this writ application is dismissed only on the ground of delay and laches. Rsh (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)