IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION LETTERS PATENT APPEAL ST.NO.28345 OF 2007 IN WRIT PETITION NO.1550 OF 2007 The State of Maharashtra and another ... Appellants Vs Smt. Ujwala Jagannath Kadam and others ... Respondents Mr. C.R. Sonawane, Assistant Government Pleader for the appellant- State. Mr. N.S. Topkar for the respondent No.1. Mr. Sudhir Prabhu for the respondent Nos.2 and 3. CORAM: SWATANTER KUMAR, C.J., & A.P. DESHPANDE , J. DATE : 14TH JULY , 2008 P.C.: With the consent of the learned counsel for the parties, appeal itself is taken up for hearing. 2. The challenge is to the order of the learned Single Judge dated 6th July, 2007 passed by the learned Single Judge vide which the writ petition was dismissed against the order of the School Tribunal dated 27th April, 2004. The writ petition itself was filed on 19th January, 2007 after a delay of 2.1/2 years. Besides noticing this fact, the learned Single Judge also recorded the finding that the Government resolution issued on 10th September, 2001 provides that if the post remained vacant for a period of six years, it would lapse. The Government did not conduct the survey as contemplated by 31st October, 2001 and there is no dispute to the fact that the respondent was appointed as Clerk on 20th June, 2000. In these circumstances, the order dismissing the writ petition does not suffer from any error of law. Appeal has no merit and the same is dismissed. CHIEF JUSTICE A.P. DESHPANDE, J.