IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 1474 OF 2007 Shri Shantinath Bhau Charate ......... Petitioner V/s The Chief Officer, Ichalkaranji Mun. Council, Kolhapur....... Respondents. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- Office Notes, Office ) Court's or Judge's Orders Memoranda of Coram, appearances ) Court's orders or directions and ) Registrar's orders. ) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- Mr.Umesh J. Desai, Adv. for the petitioner. CORAM: A.P. DESHPANDE, J. 5.3.2007 PC: The petitioner was working as Clerk in the Octroi department of the Corporation. He came to be punished by stoppage of two increments by an order of 28.7.1981. Belatedly, in the year 1999 i.e. after a period of about 18 years a complaint came to be filed before the Industrial Court challenging the said order. The Industrial Court rejected the application moved by the petitioner for condonation of delay. The finding of the Industrial Court that the petitioner has failed to show sufficient cause for delay of 17/18 years in filing of the complaint is just and proper. It does not call for interference. In the result petition is dismissed. 5.3.07.