Deo Sahay Singh v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.11180 of 2018 =========================================================== Deo Sahay Singh, son of Late Nazir Rai, Resident of village Jirakhan Tola, Police Station Maner, District Patna .... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Food and Civil Supplies Department, Old Secretariat, Patna

2. The District Magistrate, Patna.

3. The Sub-Divisional Officer, Danapur, District Patna.

4. The Block Supply Officer, Maner, District Patna .... .... Respondents =========================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner : Mr. Mukul Prasad, Advocate For the Respondents : Mr. Alok Ranjan, AC to AAG5 =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VIKASH JAIN ORAL JUDGMENT Date: 26-06-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned counsel for the respondents.

2. The present writ petition has been filed for quashing the order as contained in Memo No. 507 dated 03.04.2014 passed by the Sub-Divisional Officer, Danapur (Annexure-3); and for connected relief.

3. At the very outset, this Court takes note that the petitioner has approached this Court after an inordinate delay of over four years for redressal of his grievances, which relates to the year 2014. The petitioner is clearly pursuing a stale claim and is not entitled to relief by this Court in its extra ordinary jurisdiction in view of delay and laches, as no good ground has been stated to

Patna High Court CWJC No.11180 of 2018 dt.26-06-2018 2/2 explain such delay.

4. The writ petition stands dismissed.

(Vikash Jain, J) B.T/Chandran AFR/NAFR NAFR CAV DATE N.A.

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