Raj Kumar Choudhary v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.16436 of 2015 ====================================================== Raj Kumar Choudhary S/o Sri Shankar Prasad Choudhary resident of VillageTeghra P.S Teghra District Begusarai. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through Secretary-cum-Commissioner, Department of Excise, Government of Bihar, Patna.

2. The Secretary-cum-Commissioner Department of Excise, Government of Bihar, Patna.

3. The District Magistrate, Begusarai.

4. The Excise Superintendent, Begusarai.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ajay Kumar Singh For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Lalit Kishore- PAAG ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARVIND SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN) 17-01-2019 None appears on behalf of the petitioner.

Mr. Bishwa Bibhuti Singh, AC to AG, appears for the State and submits that against a cancellation, which took place on 29.09.1998, the petitioner has awaken from his slumber to file the writ petition after 17 years. This matter was taken up last on 10.01.2019, when on the prayer made by the petitioner, the matter was passed over and today, there is no representation on behalf of the petitioner.

Taking note of the fact that it is after 17 years

Patna High Court CWJC No.16436 of 2015(6) dt.17-01-2019 2/2 that the cancellation is sought to be questioned by the petitioner, we dismiss this writ petition, as it suffers from the vice of excessive laches and delay.

(Jyoti Saran, J) ( Arvind Srivastava, J) Shailendra/- U