IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.589 of 2008 SAGAR MANJHI Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- For the appellant : Mr.Naresh Prasad No.1, Advocate For the respondents: Mr. Alok Kumar Junior Counsel to Government Advocate-I --------- P R E S E N T Hon'ble the Chief Justice & Hon'ble Mr. Justice Kishore K. Mandal ----- Dated, the 06th August, 2008 The appeal suffers from delay of forty one days. For condonation thereof, an application ( I.A.No.4665 of 2008) has been made. Even if we condone the delay for the cause shown in the application, we are of the considered view that this appeal has no merit and is liable to be dismissed. 2. That the appellant had been given matric trained scale with effect from 4th of April, 1979 is not in dispute. The appellant seeks that matric trained scale ought to have been given with effect from 06th November, 1970 and not from 04th April, 1979. The fact of the matter is that just at the fag end of the employment, the appellant raised this grievance by filing writ petition in the year 2005. The claim apparently is stale which has been sought to be raised after more - 2 - than twenty five years. 3. Dismissal of writ petition by the Single Judge on the ground of laches, thus, cannot be faulted. Letters Patent Appeal is dismissed in limine. This disposes of I.A.No.4665 of 2008 as well. R.M. Lodha, CJ Kishore K. Mandal, J. Sunil