IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 4378 OF 2003 Mahavir Shankar Vhanwade..... ... .... Petitioner. V/s The State of Maharashtra & Ors........ .... Respondents. Mr.Umesh Mankapure with R.V.More, Adv. For the petitioner Mr.R.D.Rane, Govt. Pleader for Respondent Nos. 1 and 2. Mr.T.S.Ingle for respondent No.3. CORAM: V.G. PALSHIKAR, Ag.C.J. AND SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, J. 13.02.2006. PC: By this petition the petitioner seeks relaxation of his services with Municipal Corporation, Ichalkaranji. 2. The petitioner was initially employed as part time Medical Officer on the Family Planning Center, Ichalkaranji. Thereafter the Center was taken over by the Municipality and the staff of the Center was absorbed in the Municipality. A resolution to that effect was passed on 29.11.1977. Writ petition is filed in the year 2003. The petitioner was thus waiting for 26 years with the hope that some day Ichalkaranji Municipality will regularize his services. No possible explanation is coming forward for such an inordinate delay. The Supreme Court has in several cases affirmed the age old saying that the law helps the diligent and not the indolent. Even factually there is dispute as regards the nature of the petitioner's service. Taking into consideration unexplained inordinate delay we see no reason to interfere. Hence petition is dismissed.