WP(C) 3828/2002 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B.P. KATAKEY The learned counsel for the petitioners pray for further time to take required steps for service of notice in terms of the direction con tained in the order dated 18-06-2002, i.e. for service on the respondent Nos.5 t o 11 personally as well as by registered post. The learned counsel has submitted that since it was not possible on the part of the petitioners to effect personal service on the said r espondents, such steps have not been taken. No explanation, however, has been p ut forward for not taking steps for service of notice on the said respondents by registered post as directed vide order dated 18-06-2002. The explanation given by the petitioners for not taking steps for personal service of notice on the said respondents, after more than 8 (eight) years of passing the order dated 18-06-2002, cannot be accepted. If it was difficult on the part of the petitioners to take such steps, they ought to h ave immediately inform this Court, which they have not done for last eight years . That apart, the steps for service on the said respondents by registered post have also not been taken for last eight years. In view of the above, the writ petition is dismissed of not taking the required steps.