Dhananjay Kumar v. The State of Bihar
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Patna High Court; Dr. Anshuman, J.; CWJC No.12891 of 2022; decided 29-07-2025. Subject: writ petition seeking regularization of services, arrears of pay and consequential benefits for work done in the Bihar State Handloom and Handicraft Corporation Limited, Paliganj (Patna) unit; respondents include State of Bihar through Secretary-cum-Industrial Development Commissioner, Director of Handloom and Sericulture, and Managing Director of the Corporation. Held: petition dismissed on ground of inordinate delay — cause of action arose in 2010 when a similarly situated person obtained a favourable order dated 26.03.2010 on regularization and payment of salary, petitioner approached Court only in 2022 (about 11 years later); additionally petitioner was 59 at filing, now about 62, hence no relief granted. Keywords: delay; laches; maintainability of writ petition; regularization; arrears of salary; consequential benefits; handloom corporation; Paliganj; stale claim; age of petitioner. Useful when assessing whether delayed claims for regularization based on orders benefiting similarly situated employees will be entertained.