IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.508 of 2008 SUDHIR KUMAR SINHA Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- For the petitioner : Mr. J.P.Kishore For the respondents: Mr. D.N.Yadav, AAG 6 --- P R E S E N T Hon'ble the Chief Justice And Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ghanshyam Prasad --- Dated, the 10th July, 2008 The appeal suffers from delay of 1 year and 105 days. For Condonation thereof an application (IA. No.3889 of 2008) has been made. Even if we condone the delay for the cause shown in the application, we are of the view that the letters patent appeal is devoid of any substance and does not deserve to be admitted. 2. Even if the service of the appellant has been regularized for long absence ( the appellant, however, contends that it was because his joining report was not accepted at the new place of transfer), in view of what has been stated in para -6 of the counter affidavit, the Single Judge cannot be said to have erred in dismissing the writ petition. It is pertinent to notice that pursuant to the transfer memo dated 26.6.2003, he joined the place of 2 transfer on 4.3.2004 and then never turned up until 29.03.2005 3. The letters patent appeal is, accordingly, dismissed. 4. This disposes of IA No.3889 of 2008 as well. R.M. Lodha, CJ. Ghanshyam Prasad, J. Neyaz/