IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.707 of 2009 1. MAHENDRA RAI S/O LATE SONE LAL RAI, R/O VILL. RASULGANJ @ KOILI, P.S. NANPUR, DIST. SITAMARHI ---- PETITIONER. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE ADDITIONAL MEMBER, BOARD OF REVENUE, BIHAR PATNA. 3. THE ADDITIONAL COLLECTOR, LAND REFORMS, SITAMARHI, EAST, DIST. SITAMARHI. 4. THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR, LAND REFORMS, SITAMARHI EAST, DIST. SITAMARHI. ---- OPPOSITE IST PARTY. 5. TAPESHWAR RAI S/O JIYA LAL RAI, R/O VILL. RASUL- GANJ @ KOILI, P.S. NANPUR, DIST. SITAMARHI ----- PREEMPTOR-OPPOSITE 2ND PARTY. 6. SOMARIYA DEVI, W/O LATE RAJENDRA RAI R/O VILL. RASULGANJ @ KOILI, P.S. NANPUR, DIST. SITAMARHI. 7. PAVITRA PANDEY S/O UDIT PANDEY, R/O VILL. RASULGANJ @ KOILI, P.S. NANPUR, DIST. SITAMARHI ------ OPPOSITE 2ND PARTY.. RESPONDENT 3RD PARTY. ----------- 03 06.10.2009 Heard Mr. Imteyaz Ahmad for the petitioner, and learned Assistant Counsel to Additional Advocate General No.3. This application has been filed for restoration of M.J.C.No. 2834 of 2007 which, in its turn, has been filed for restoration of C.W.J.C.No. 285 of 1992. We have perused the materials on record and considered the submissions of learned counsel for the parties. The petitioner had preferred the aforesaid C.W.J.C.No. 285/1992. By order dated 30.01.1992, the writ petition was admitted and notices were directed to be issued to the respondents mentioned therein. On account of non-compliance of the preemptory order, the writ petition stood dismissed. The petitioner, therefore, preferred said M.J.C. no. 2834 of 2007 for 2 restoration of the writ petition which was also dismissed for non- appearance on 21.10.2008. The petitioner has, therefore, preferred the present M.J.C.No. 707/2009. In view of the narration of facts it is evident that the petitioner has been negligent all through, and it is a case of gross laches. We, therefore, not inclined to allow this application. It is accordingly rejected. Sym/ ( S.K.Katriar, J.) (Kishore K. Mandal, J.)