- 1 - VPH IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION No. 5675 OF 2009 Krishna Kumar ..Petitioner Vs. Union of India, through the General Manager, Central Railway & Anr. ..Respondents Mr. Rahul Nerlekar, for the Petitioner. CORAM : D. D. SINHA & A. A. SAYED , JJ. DATED : JANUARY 29, 2010. P.C. : 1. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner. Writ petition is directed against the order dated 2nd December 2004 passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal. Before we consider the issue on merits, we have asked the learned counsel for the petitioner the reasons for approaching this Court after such a long time, since according to us prima-facie the petition suffers from delay and laches. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the reasons for delay has - 2 - been stated by the petitioner in paragraph 22 of the petition. 2. We have perused the averments made in paragraph 22 of the petition, which according to us are hopelessly inadequate to condone the inordinate delay of more than 5 years. Hence, the petition suffers from delay and laches. Writ petition is therefore, dismissed. Sd/- [D. D. SINHA, J.] Sd/- [ A. A. SAYED, J.]