Lsp IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.7713 of 2007 Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation ...Petitioners V/s. Shri Sompal Shaymlal Walmiki ...Respondents Mr.G.S.Hegde & Associates for the Petitioners Mr.Pankaj Moholkar for Respondent Nos.1 & 2 CORAM CORAM CORAM : B.H.MARLAPALLE,J. : B.H.MARLAPALLE,J. : B.H.MARLAPALLE,J. DATED DATED DATED : 18th February , 2008 : 18th February , 2008 : 18th February , 2008 P.C. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner which is an undertaking of the State of Maharashtra. The impugned order has been passed by the Industrial Court on 9-12-2003 and this petition has been filed after 4 years to challenge the same. The reasons set out for condoning the delay in paragraph-8 of the petition memo are not convincing, more so when it is well known that the Respondent has its own legal department headed by a General Manager and infact at the relevant time the Corporation had its own Law Officers appearing before every Industrial Court and Labour Court all over the State of Maharashtra and was not represented by private advocates. Undoubtedly, the petition has been filed only by way of an after thought. The Respondent was engaged as a sweeper from 1983-84 as has been observed 2 by the Industrial Court and by the time he had approached the Industrial Court, he had put in more than 15 years of service. 2. Petition is rejected summarily. [B.H.MARLAPALLE,J.] [B.H.MARLAPALLE,J.] [B.H.MARLAPALLE,J.]