1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.94 OF 2010 ... Ramchandra Mahadev Sonavane Charitable Trust and another ..Petitioners v/s. The State of Maharashtra & ors..Respondents ... Mr.G.S.Godbole i/b Ms.Pallavi N.Dabholkar for the Petitioners. Mr.R.M.Patne, AGP for State. ... CORAM: D.K.DESHMUKH, & A.R.JOSHI, JJ DATED: 6th January, 2010 P.C.: 1. By this petition the Petitioner claims that the award made under Section 12 of the Land Acquisition Act on 5-11-2001 pursuant to the notification issued under 2 Section 126 of the Town Planning Act dated 17-2-1999 is invalid. According to the Petitioner, Section 11-A of the Land Acquisition Act applies to proceedings taken up pursuant to the notification issued under Town Planning Act for making an award, and therefore, as the award is not made within the time prescribed by Section 11-A of the Land Acquisition Act the award is invalid. The Petitioner also contends that the notification issued under Section 126 of the Town Planning Act is invalid because the Resolution of the Standing Committee pursuant to which the action was taken was not valid. In our opinion, however, even assuming that the Petitioner is right, the present petition cannot be entertained because the Petitioner is guilty of unexplained latches. In the petition the Petitioner has not given any explanation, except saying that the 3 notification and the award in invalid, for not approaching the court challenging the award which was made in 2001 till this petition was filed in the month of October, 2009. There is also no explanation to be given, if according to the Petitioner the notification dated 17-2-1999 was invalid then why the petition challenging that notification was not filed till the present petition was filed. In our opinion, it will defeat the ends of justice, in view of unexplained delay, if we entertain the petition in our extra ordinary jurisdiction under the Constitution. Petition is, therefore, rejected. (D.K.DESHMUKH, J.) (A.R.JOSHI, J.)