Lalit Narayan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Letters Patent Appeal No.384 of 2014 IN Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 19045 of 2013 =========================================================== Lalit Narayan Kumar S/o Late Khushi Lal Kumar, Resident of Village and Post - Latauna, P.S. Latauna, Distt. - Supaul .... .... Appellant/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar

2. The Principal Secretary, H.R.D., Govt. Of Bihar

3. The Director (Primary Education) H.R.D., Govt. Of Bihar

4. The District Magistrate, Supaul

5. The District Education Officer, Supaul

6. The District Programme Officer (Establishment), Supaul

7. The Block Education Officer, Triveniganj, Distt. - Supaul

8. The Block Education Officer, Triveniganj, District - Supaul .... .... Respondent/s =========================================================== Appearance :

For the Appellant/s : Mr. Bijay Shankar Choubey, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. AC to SC 25 =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR TRIPATHI And HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. NILU AGRAWAL ORAL JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR TRIPATHI) Date: 16-03-2017 Laches and delay in asserting one's right can be a vital consideration for non-exercise of power by a writ Court specially when it has the effect of unsettling the settled things. This is the reason why the learned Single Judge has dismissed the writ application of the appellant and even now no satisfactory explanation is emerging as to why the appellant chose not to approach any forum against his grievance of non-issuance of appointment letter between the years 2008 and 2010. The order of the learned Single Judge dated

Patna High Court LPA No.384 of 2014 dt.16-03-2017 2/2 22.11.2013 to that extent cannot be said to be faulty or erroneous. The appeal has no merit. It is dismissed.

(Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J) (Nilu Agrawal, J) AFR/NAFR NAFR CAV DATE NA Uploading Date 17.03.2017 Transmission Date S.Pandey/-