1 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR WRIT PETITION No. 5946/2007 (Janbhau Punaji Puram & anr. Vs. State of Mah. & ors.) Appeal District : Application No. of 200 Writ petition Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions Court's or Judge's orders and Registrar's orders. CORAM :D.D. SINHA & SMT. VASANTI A. NAIK, JJ. DATED : FEBRUARY 1, 2008. Heard Mr. Patil for the petitioners. In the instant petition, petitioners are challenging the Caste Validity Certificate issued by the concerned Caste Scrutiny Committee in favour of the respondent no.3 way back in the year 1997. At the outset, in our view, the petition suffers from delay and laches since almost one decade period is over and the petitioner failed to knock the doors of this Court within the reasonable time. In that view of the matter, the petition is dismissed on the ground of delay and laches. JUDGE JUDGE RMP