Patna High CourtL.P.A/149/2016dismissed

Munna Kumar v. Bihar School Examination Board And ORS

2017-03-16Mr. Justice Sudhir Singh,The Chief Justice2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Letters Patent Appeal No.149 of 2016 IN Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 13862 of 2014 =========================================================== Munna Kumar S/O Late Surya Mukha, resident of Mohalla- Purani Bazar, Mahraj Ganj, P.S.- Adampur, District- Siwan .... .... Appellant/s

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1. Bihar School Examination Board, Sinha Library Road, Patna, through its Chairman

2. Secretary, Bihar School Examination Board, Sinha Library Road, Patna

3. Headmaster, Adha Uch Vidalaya, Patedhi, Siwan .... .... Respondent/s =========================================================== Appearance :

For the Appellant/s : Mr. Bipin Bihari Singh, Advocate For the B.S.E.B. : Mr. Satyabir Bharti, Advocate Ms. Aparna Arun, Advocate Mr. Alok Chandra, Advocate =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) Date: 16-03-2017 Petitioner appeared in the Bihar School Examination Board Examination conducted in the year 1984 and after the examination results were declared, it is the case of the petitioner, the original mark-sheet and other certificates were not issued to him. He represented and when the representations did yield any result, he approached this Court by filing a writ petition after 31 years. Finding the petition to be hopelessly barred by the principles of delay and laches, the learned Writ Court dismissed the writ petition. In doing so, the learned Writ Court has not committed

Patna High Court LPA No.149 of 2016 dt.16-03-2017 2/2 any error warranting re-consideration. The petitioner having slept over more than 30 years and having not taken any action in accordance with law within a reasonable period of time, we see no reason to grant further indulgence in the matter after three decades. Finding no grounds, the appeal stands dismissed. (Rajendra Menon, CJ) (Sudhir Singh, J) K.C.jha/- AFR/NAFR NAFR CAV DATE N/A Uploading Date 18.03.2017 Transmission Date N/A