IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 7593 OF 2006 WRIT PETITION NO. 7593 OF 2006 WRIT PETITION NO. 7593 OF 2006 Anilsingh Sikar ] .. Petitioner Versus 1. The Union of India & Anr. ] .. Respondents Mr. Neel G. Helekar for the petitioner. Mr. D.A. Dubey and Y.R. Master for the respondents No.1 and 2. CORAM: S.B. MHASE & D.G. KARNIK, JJ. DATED: 07TH AUGUST, 2007 P.C. : . Heard learned counsel for the petitioner. 2. The order dated 14th January, 2004, passed by the respondents is under challenge. By the said order, the petitioner is discharged from service in the Army by the respondents. It appears that even though the order is of the year 2004, the petitioner approached Madhya Pradesh High Court in Writ Petition No.5180 of 2005 sometime in the month of November, 2005. That Petition was disposed of on a finding that the Madhya Pradesh High Court had no jurisdiction and, accordingly, order : 2 : was passed on 21st November, 2005. Thereafter, petitioner was expected to approach this Court immediately. However, the petitioner has approached this Court on 10th November, 2006 i.e after a period of one year. The delay and latches on the part of the petitioner have not been satisfactorily explained in the Petition. Under these circumstances, we refrain to entertain the Petition and it is, accordingly, rejected. Sd/- Sd/- [D.G. KARNIK, J.] [D.G. KARNIK, J.] [D.G. KARNIK, J.] [S.B. MHASE, J.] [S.B. MHASE, J.] [S.B. MHASE, J.]