(1) W.P. 225.2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 225 OF 2010 WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO.10911 OF 2010 IN W.P. 225 OF 2010 Shaikh Ayub S/o Shaikh Fakir PETITIONER/ APPLICANT VERSUS The State of Maharashtra and anr. RESPONDENTS ..... Mr. G.B. Kulkarni, Advocate h/f. Mr. C.R. Deshpande, Advocate for the Petitioner/Applicant. Mr. V.B. Ghatge, A.G.P. for the Respondent-State. ..... CORAM : SMT. NISHITA MHATRE & M.T. JOSHI, JJ. DATED : 25TH JULY, 2011 ORAL ORDER: 1. The petitioner has approached this Court against the decision of the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal dated 1st December, 2009. By that order, the Original Application filed by the petitioner was dismissed. The Tribunal was of the view that the application was barred by limitation. 2. We have considered the prayers in the Original Application, which indicate that the petitioner was seeking a deemed date of promotion with effect from (2) W.P. 225.2010 24.2.2005 in the Class-IV category. The petitioner claims that he was unwell from April 2006 to March 2007. However, no explanation has been submitted by the petitioner in his written application regarding the delay in filing the same. An application under the Administrative Tribunal Act has to be submitted within the period of limitation prescribed in the Act or there must be a reason for the delay. 3. In our opinion, the Tribunal has committed no error by dismissing the Application. Petition is dismissed. Consequently, Civil Application no. 10911 of 2010 also stands dismissed. Sd/- Sd/- [M.T. JOSHI, J.] [SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, J.] arp/