Md. Niyaz Khan v. The State Of Bihar And ORS
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.16151 of 2014 =========================================================== Md. Niyaz Khan Son of Md. Ayub Khan, Resident of village + P.O.- Tajpur Kurra, 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, Magad 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 D.I.G., Gaya
7. The DIG, Patna
8. The DIG, Saran
9. The Superintendent of Police, Gaya
10. The Superintendent of Police, Patna
11. The Superintendent of Police, Siwan .... .... Respondent/s =========================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Umeshanand Pandit, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Rakesh Ambastha, AC to AAG 15 =========================================================== 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.
5. For the reasons recorded above, this writ petition has to
Patna High Court CWJC No.16151 of 2014 dt.30-01-2015 2/2 fail and is, accordingly, dismissed.
(Birendra Prasad Verma, J) Tahir/- U