Sheo Kumar Sharma @ Shiv Shankar Sharma v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Letters Patent Appeal No.880 of 2016 IN Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 16935 of 2013 =========================================================== Sheo Kumar Sharma @ Shiv Shankar Sharma, Son of Late Basudeo Sharma, Resident of Mohalla- Road No. 5, Indra Nagar, Kankarbagh, P.S.- Kankarbagh, District- Patna.

.... .... Appellant/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

2. The Principal Secretary, Human Resources Development Department, Government of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna.

3. The District Education Officer, Patna.

4. The District Programme Officer (Establishment), Patna.

5. The Accountant General, Bihar, Patna.

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

For the Appellant/s : Mr. Arun Kumar No. 1, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. S. Raza Ahmad, AAG-5 Mr. Vishambhar Pd, AC to AAG 5 For the respondent AG : Mr. Satyendra Kumar Jha, Advocate =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR UPADHYAY ORAL JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) Date: 21-06-2017 Re.: Interlocutory Application No.3353 of 2016 The delay in filing of this Appeal is condoned. Interlocutory application stands disposed of. Re. : Letters Patent Appeal No.880 of 2016 In the matter of challenge to a promotion order passed, the writ petition was filed after a period of more than 21 years and keeping in view the inordinate delay in filing of the writ petition that

Patna High Court LPA No.880 of 2016 dt.21-06-2017 2/2 also after retirement of the employee concerned; the learned Writ Court dismissed the writ petition. In doing so, no error has been committed by the learned Writ Court warranting reconsideration. The appeal is, accordingly, dismissed.

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