IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.7846 of 2011 1. RAM CHANDRA PD.SINGH son of late Siyalal Singh, resident of Near Geust Petrol Pump Dumra Road, P.O.+ P.S.-Dumra, Distt.-Sitamarhi 2. Dr. Dhrub Deo Pandey, son of late Shri Ram Lakhan Pandey, resident of Station Road, P.O.+ P.S.-Sitamarhi, Distt.-Sitamarhi---------Petitioners. Versus 1. THE B.R.A.BIHAR UNIVERSITY , Muzaffarpur through the Registrar of the University 2. The Vice Chancellor, The B.R.A. Bihar University, Muzaffarpur. 3. The Registrar, The B.R.A. Bihar University, Muzaffarpur. 4. The State of Bihar through the Secretary of the High Education Deptt. of the Human Resources Development Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 5. The Chancellor, Universities of Bihar, Rajbhavan, Patna. ---------Respondents. ----------- 2. 4.5.2011 The present writ petition has been filed seeking relief of promotion on the ground that petitioners’ promotion was due in the year 1998-99. Since this petition has been filed after a period of 14 years, it is totally barred only on the ground of delay and laches on the part of the petitioners. Accordingly, this writ petition is liable to be dismissed only on the ground of delay and laches. Sudip ( T. Meena Kumari, J.)