1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.628 OF 2005 Kamlakar Pandit Pawar ..Petitioner. Vs. Samaj Shikshan Prasarak Mandal & Ors. ..Respondents. WITH WRIT PETITION NO.629 OF 2005 Sanjay Vitthal Kapadnis ..Petitioner. Vs. Samaj Shikshan Prasarak Mandal & Ors. ..Respondents. .... Mr.Anilkumar Patil for the Petitioner. CORAM : CORAM : CORAM : DR.D.Y.CHANDRACHUD, DR.D.Y.CHANDRACHUD, DR.D.Y.CHANDRACHUD, J. J. J. 20th July, 2005. P.C. : The termination in the present case took 2 place on 30th April, 2000 and an appeal before the School Tribunal was filed on 10th October, 2003. The delay of nearly three years and six months is a gross delay and the order of the Presiding Officer declining to condone this delay does not call for interference under Article 227. The school has since appointed other employees, who have attained permanency. There is no merit in the Petitions which are accordingly dismissed.