-: 1 :- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.1044 OF 2008 Nitesh Kothari : Petitioner V/s. Superintendent of Land Records Mumbai Suburban Dist. & Ors. : Respondents ... Mr.A.K. Manmadhan i/b. Mr.Vinod Juwale for the petitioner. Mr.D.A.Nalawade, Govt. Pleader for respondent nos.1,3 & 4. Mr.L.H.Hingu for respondent no.2. ... CORAM : S.A. BOBDE, J. DATE : SEPTEMBER 09, 2008. P.C. 1. Rule, returnable forthwith. Mr.Nalawade, the learned Government Pleader for the respondent nos.1, 3 & 4, and Mr.Hingu for the respondent no.2, waive service. Heard by consent. 2. Admittedly, about 25 years delay has been condoned by the order dated 31.10.2006 by the Superintendent of Land Records without ascertaining sufficient cause and without giving reasons therefor, as required by law. The order dated 31.10.2006 ex facie is illegal. It is, -: 2 :- accordingly, set aside. The matter is remanded back to the Superintendent of Land Records for deciding the question of delay by ascertaining sufficient cause, if any, and giving reasons therefor. Order accordingly. 3. The rule is made absolute in the aforesaid terms. S.A. BOBDE, J.