Raj Kumar v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.3335 of 2014 ======================================================

1. Raj Kumar Son Of Sri Bharat Prakash Resident Of Village- Anand Bag Katira Ara House No.- 8, P.O. + P.S.- Nawada, Ara, District- Ara (Bhojpur) Presently Posted As S.H.O., Rail Thana, Dehri-On-Son, Station, Rohtas

2. Surendra Singh Son Of Late Gaytri Singh Village + P.O.- Pale, P.S.- Vazirganj, District- Gaya, Bihar Presently Posted As Hawaldar At Banka Ghat .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State Of Bihar through Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna

2. The Principal Secretary, Department Of Home, Bihar, Patna

3. The Director General Of Police, Bihar, Patna

4. The Superintendent Of Police, Gaya, Bihar .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Rajesh Kumar Singh For the Respondent/s : Mr. Devendra Kr Sinha ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KISHORE KUMAR MANDAL ORAL ORDER 07-09-2016 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the State.

Nearly twenty years after the recommendation made by the District Police Authority for consideration for grant of gallantry award in their favour, the present writ application is filed for a direction upon the respondents to give them the award of the president's Police Medal for Gallantry as a recommendation was made by the Deputy Inspector General of Police (Personnel), Bihar. Merely on recommendation of the District Police Authority, no right is vested for grant of such

Patna High Court CWJC No.3335 of 2014 (2) dt.07-09-2016 2/2 gallantry award. That apart, the petitioners were not vigilant to their rights. The matter has now become stale. The writ application is barred by the principle of delay and laches. It is, accordingly, dismissed.

(Kishore Kumar Mandal, J) Shyam/- U