Patna High CourtCWJC/16148/2014withdrawn

Md. Afroj Khan v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

2015-01-30Mr. Justice Birendra Prasad Verma2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.16148 of 2014 =========================================================== Md. Afroj Khan Son of Md. Shamsuddin Khan, Resident of Village- Chitrakoni, P.O.- Sihani, P.S.- Dildar Nagar, District- Gajipur (U.P.) .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar

2. The Director General of Police, Police Head Quarter, Old Secretariat, Bihar, Patna

3. The Chairman Police Selection Board, Magadh Regional Board, Bodh Gaya

4. The Chairman Police Selection Board, Patna Regional Board, Patna

5. The Chairman Police Selection Board, Saran Regional Board, Saran at Chapra

6. The Chairman Police Selection Board, Tirahut Regional Board, Muzaffarpur

7. The DIG, Gaya

8. The DIG, Patna

9. The DIG, Saran

10. The DIG, Muzaffarpur

11. The Superintendent of Police, Gaya

12. The Superintendent of Police, Patna

13. The Superintendent of Police, Siwan

14. The Superintendent of Police, Muzaffarpur .... .... Respondent/s =========================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Umeshanand Pandit, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. AC to AAG 14 =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA PRASAD VERMA ORAL JUDGMENT Date: 30-01-2015 ------------- Heard the parties.

2. The matter at issue is the claim of the petitioner for his appointment on the post of constable/sepoy on the basis of the selection process started by Advertisement No. 01 of 2004.

3. Evidently, selection process was started in the year 2004 and this stood concluded long long ago and the present writ petition has been filed in the year 2014.

4. The selection process initiated in the year 2004 cannot be directed to be kept pending for an unending period. The present writ petition suffers from delay, laches and negligence on the part of the petitioner in approaching this Court after ten long years.

Patna High Court CWJC No.16148 of 2014 dt.30-01-2015 2/2

5. For the reasons recorded above, this writ petition has to fail and is, accordingly, dismissed.

(Birendra Prasad Verma, J) Tahir/- U