IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.11538 of 2010 1. ABHAY KUMAR SINGH S/O SRI CHANDESHWARI SINGH R/O VILL.- BHAWANIPUR, P.O.- NAGARPARA, DISTT.- BHAGALPUR 2. BIJENDRA PRASAD SINGH S/O SRI LAL PRASAD SINGH R/O VILL.- PHULDIHA, P.O.- JAIHIND TENDUA, DISTT.- AURANGABAD 3. SHAILENDRA KUMAR GIRI S/O SRI RAMAVATAR GIRI R/O VILL.- MUZAFFARA, P.O.- BADDI, DISTT.- NALANDA 4. BINESH KUMAR SINGH S/O SRI SADANAND SINGH R/O VILL. + P.O.- SOWAN, P.S.- DUMRAOW, DISTT.- BHOJPUR 5. ARVIND KUMAR S/O SRI DEO PRASAD SINGH R/O VILL.- ANDA, P.O.- NEORA, P.S.- PHULWARISHARIF, DISTT.- PATNA 6. JAI RAM SINGH S/O SRI KAILASH SINGH R/O VILL.+P.O.- MAHRAUR, DISTT.- ROHTAS 7. AMRENDRA KUMAR SINGH S/O NAKUL PRASAD SINGH R/O VILL.- BHAWANIPUR, P.O.- NARAYANPUR, DISTT.- BHAGALPUR 8. VINAY KUMAR SINHA S/O SRI BAGESHWARI PRASAD SINGH R/O MOHALLA- KACHHAGALI, P.O.- DAUDNAGAR, DISTT.- AURANGABAD 9. JITENDRA KUMAR S/O SRI HARIMOHAN RAI R/O VILL.- BABUCHAK, P.O.- MUBARAKPUR, DISTT.- BHOJPUR 10. DADAN KUMAR SINGH S/O SRI KAPILDEO SINGH R/O VILL.+P.O.- CHAUGAIN, DISTT.- BHOJPUR 11. MAHESH PRASAD SINGH S/O SRI SHYAMBIHARI SINGH R/O VILL.- MUSTAFAPUR, P.O.- PAINATHI, DISTT.- PATNA 12. KUNWAR KISHORE SINGH S/O SRI LAL BABU SINGH R/O VILL. + P.O.- RAJABAZAR, DISTT.- PATNA 13. MD. KAFIL AHMAD S/O MD. TAHIR HUSSAIN R/O VILL.+P.O.- CHAUGAIN, DISTT.- BHOJPUR 14. SMT. SHOBHA SINGH D/O SRI KAMTA PRASAD R/O VILL.- MUJWAR TAND, P.O.- MANIHARI, DISTT.- KATIHAR 15. RAMA SHANKAR SINGH S/O SRI VIKRAMADITIYA SINGH R/O VILL.+P.O.- LAGMA, DISTT.- SAMASTIPUR 16. MD. RASHID S/O MD. HAMID R/O VILL.+P.O.- SOWAN, DISTT.- BHOJPUR - 2 - 17. RAVINDRA SINGH S/O SRI SOHRAO RAI R/O VILL.- JAMIPUR, P.O.- SORAMPUR, DISTT.- PATNA 18. RAMASHISH YADAV S/O SRI MOTI LAL YADAV R/O VILL.+P.O.- ABHILANA, DISTT.- AURANGABAD 19. BALIRAM SINGH S/O SHIV PRASAD SINGH R/O VILL.- CHECHARI, DISTT.- AURANGABAD 20. HARI NARAYAN SINGH S/O SRI RAM JANAM SINGH R/O VILL.- DARIYANPUR, P.O.- NAWADA, DISTT.- BHOJPUR Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE CHIEF SECRETARY GOVT. OF BIHAR, OLD SECRETARIAT, PATNA 2. THE COMMISSIONER-CUM-SECRETARY, HEALTH DEPARTMENT GOVT. OF BIHAR, NEW SECRETARIAT, PATNA 3. THE DIRECTOR IN CHIEF, HEALTH DEPARTMENT GOVT. OF BIHAR, NEW SECRETARIAT, PATNA 4. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR, HEALTH SERVICE (T.B.), BIHAR, PATNA 5. THE JOINT DIRECTOR, HEALTH SERVICES CUM STATE PROGRAMME OFFICER 6. THE CIVIL SURGEON, KATIHAR 7. THE CIVIL SURGEON, ARAH (BHOJPUR) 8. THE CIVIL SURGEON, SAHARSA 9. THE CIVIL SURGEON, BHAGALPUR 10. THE CIVIL SURGEON, BUXAR 11. THE ADDITIONAL CIVIL SURGEON-CUM-CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER, KATIHAR 12. THE ADDITIONAL CIVIL SURGEON-CUM-CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER, ARAH (BHOJPUR) 13. THE ADDITIONAL CIVIL SURGEON-CUM-CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER, SAHARSA 14. THE ADDITIONAL CIVIL SURGEON-CUM-CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER, BHAGALPUR 15. THE ADDITIONAL CIVIL SURGEON-CUM-CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER, BUXAR 16. THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT, SADAR HOSPITAL, KATIHAR 17. THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT, SADAR HOSPITAL, ARAH (BHOJPUR) 18. THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT, SADAR HOSPITAL, SAHARSA - 3 - 19. THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT, SADAR HOSPITAL, ARAH (BHOJPUR) 20. THE ADDITIONAL MEDICAL OFFICERS SARANJA, BLOCK-RAJPUR, DISTT.- BUXAR 21. THE INCHARGE MEDICAL OFFICER, PRIMARY HEALTH CENTER SAMELI, KATIHAR 22. THE INCHARGE MEDICAL OFFICER PRIMARY HEALTH CENTER, ARAH (BHOJPUR) 23. THE INCHARGE MEDICAL OFFICER, PRIMARY HEALTH CENTER, SAHARSA 24. THE INCHARGE MEDICAL OFFICER, PRIMARY HEALTH CENTER, BHAGALPUR 25. THE INCHARGE MEDICAL OFFICER, PRIMARY HEALTH CENTER, NAWANAGAR, BUXAR 26. THE INCHARGE MEDICAL OFFICER, PRIMARY HEALTH CENTER, ITARI, BUXAR 27. THE INCHARGE MEDICAL OFFICER ADDITIONAL THAT PRIMARY HEALTH CENTER, KATIHAR 28. THE INCHARGE MEDICAL OFFICER, ADDITIONAL GORADH, BHAGARPUR null null 29. THE SENIOR MEDICAL OFFICER, LALIT NAGAR HOSPITAL, BIRPUR, SAHARSA 30. THE INCHARGE MEDICAL OFFICER, PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE, TARARI, BHOJPUR 31. THE INCHARGE MEDICAL OFFICER, SIMALI, BUXAR ----------- 2 17/03/2011 All these petitioners were dismissed from service way back in the year 1993. They are challenging their removal now after more than 17 years on one ground or the other. This Court is not willing to entertain this writ application on the solitary ground that this is a belated kind of writ application trying to rake up old issues after more than a decade and half already gone past and matters have come to rest. - 4 - Laches and delay are writ large on the face of the record and, therefore, that is sufficient ground for dismissal of this writ application. This writ application is dismissed. AMIN/ (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)