IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2435 of 2003 MAHMOOD ALAM ANSARI, Mahmood Alam Ansari, S/o Abdul Aziz Ansari, R/o Village- Sonkukra, P.O. + P.S.-Masaurhi, District- Patna. At present working as Assistant Teacher Navsrijit Prathmik Vidyalaya Lochana Tarpar Anchal Punpun, District- Patna. ……. Petitioner. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. The Director-cum-Joint Secretary, Primary Education, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Regional Deputy Director, Patna. 4. The District Superintendent of Education, Patna. 5. The District Account Officer, Patna. ....... Respondents. ----------- 3. 26-07-2010 No one appears on behalf of the petitioner. Counsel for the State is present. Apparently, this writ application has been filed on 4.3.2003 wherein the petitioner has tried to raise an issue with regard to fixation of his pay and emoluments in terms of the Government Resolution dated 18th December, 1989. There being however, gross unexplained delay of nearly fourteen years,this writ application is fit to be dismissed on the ground of delay and laches. That being so, this writ application is accordingly, dismissed. Sujit (Mihir Kumar Jha,J)