( 1 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 12245 OF 2009 IN CIVIL APPLICATION (ST.) nO. 24196 OF 2006 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 5043 OF 1997 Smt. Nirmala Ramesh wagh APPLICANT VERSUS The State of Maharashtra & others RESPONDENTS ..... None for the applicant. Mr. N.H. Borade, AGP for the respondent/State. Mr. S.R. Barlinge, advocate for respondent No. 2. ..... [CORAM : V.R. KINGAONKAR, J.] [DATE : 1st February, 2010] PER COURT : 1. None appears for the applicant/original petitioner. The learned Presiding Officer of the University and College Tribunal dismissed the application for condonation of delay by order dated 04-06-1997. The said order is challenged by way of the present petition. It appears that delay of 781 days was committed in filing of the appeal under section 59 (1) ( 2 ) of the Maharashtra Universities Act, 1994 and the same was not condoned. The writ petition was dismissed on 07-09-2000. Thereafter, the restoration application is filed and delay of 2249 days is sought to be condoned. The notice of respondent No. 6 is returned unserved. No steps are taken till today. Even assuming that presence of respondent No. 6 can be dispensed with due to appearance of learned A.G.P., then also, when the petition is not being attended to and when there is inordinate delay in filing of the restoration application and there was inordinate delay in filing of the appeal before the University and College Tribunal, it will have to be said that the petitioner is lethargic. Hence, the application is dismissed. [ V.R. KINGAONKAR ] JUDGE NPJ/ca12245-09