-1- IN IN IN THE THE THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL APPELLATE APPELLATE APPELLATE JURISDICTION JURISDICTION JURISDICTION WRIT WRIT WRIT PETITION PETITION PETITION NO.1476 OF 2008 NO.1476 OF 2008 NO.1476 OF 2008 Smt Dhondubai D. Sawant ...Petitioner v/s The State of Maharashtra and anr. ...Respondents Mr A.B. Borkar for Petitioner. Mr V.S. Gokhale, AGP for Respondents. CORAM : D.K. DESHMUKH AND N.D. DESHPANDE JJ. DATE : 16TH APRIL 2008. -2- P.C. :- 1. By this petition, the petitioner is challenging the Notification issued under the Urban Land ( Ceiling and Regulation ) Act 1976. It is clear from the averments made in paragraph 27 of the petition that the predecessor-in-title of the petitioner was aware of the Notification at least in the year 1986. From 1986, the petitioner has taken about 22 years to approach this Court. According to the learned counsel appearing for petitioner, the Notification was issued without granting an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. According to the petitioner, she is owner of the land and therefore, the Notification is void and this petition should be entertained. The petitioner is guilty of latches which are unexplained, no reason is given as to why if she was aware of the Notification in 1986, she could not take any steps to challenge the Notification. Because of passage of time, rights get created in other person. In our opinion, therefore, a litigant like the petitioner cannot be helped in the extraordinary jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. Petition is rejected. Ad-interim order is vacated. -3- . Parties to act on the copy of this order duly authenticated by the Sheristedar / Private Secretary of the Court. . Certified copy expedited. ( D.K. DESHMUKH J.) ( N.D. DESHPANDE J.)