Jai Prakash Singh v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Letters Patent Appeal No.365 of 2017 In Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.5684 of 2015 ====================================================== Jai Prakash Singh, S/o Late Dani Sharma, Resident of Village- Manpur Souli, P.O. + P.S.- Isuapur, District- Saran. ... ... Appellant/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

2. The Principal Secretary, Human Resources Development Department, Bihar, Patna.

3. The Accountant General, Bihar, Patna.

4. The Director, Primary Education, Bihar.

5. The District Programme Officer, Saran.

... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Appellant/s :

Mr. Manojeshwar Pd. Sinha, Advocate Mr. Rajendra Kishore Prasad, Advocate Mr. Madhukar Pandey, Advocate Mr. Suresh Chandra Pd. Sinha, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Amarendra Kumar, AC to AAG15 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) Date : 15-03-2018 Delay of 38 days in filing of the appeal is condoned and I.A. No. 3568 of 2017 stands allowed and disposed of. With regard to payment of compound interest on the death-cum-retiral benefit which was to be paid to the petitioner after the death of his father, the learned Writ Court has dismissed the writ petition, primarily on the ground that the claim was made by the petitioner's mother and thereafter by the petitioner after a period of more than 30 years on the ground of delay and laches and

Patna High Court LPA No.365 of 2017 dt.15-03-2018 2/2 in doing so, in our considered view, the learned Writ Court has not committed any error warranting re-consideration. The appeal is, therefore, dismissed.

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