IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE APPELLATE SIDE APPELLATE SIDE WRIT PETITION NO. 3478 OF 2009 WRIT PETITION NO. 3478 OF 2009 WRIT PETITION NO. 3478 OF 2009 Shri Swami Vivekanand Shikshan Sanstha, Kolhapur. ... Petitioner. V/s. The State of Maharashtra & ors. ... Respondents. Amit Borkar for the petitioner. V.P.Malvankar, AGP for respondent Nos.1 to 3. CORAM: V.C.DAGA and CORAM: V.C.DAGA and CORAM: V.C.DAGA and MRS.MRIDULA BHATKAR, JJ. MRS.MRIDULA BHATKAR, JJ. MRS.MRIDULA BHATKAR, JJ. DATED: 26th March 2009. DATED: 26th March 2009. DATED: 26th March 2009. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: ---- ---- ---- . Heard. Perused petition. 2. Direction was issued to the petitioner vide order dated 27th November, 2000 to fill up the vacant post of Principal. The petitioner did not follow this direction. Consequently, another direction by way of reminder was issued on 22nd March, 2005. This has also not been followed by the petitioner and now the petitioner has approached this Court after lapse of more than four years. This petition is without any substance. Apart from this, it suffers from laches. 3. In the result petition is dismissed in limine with no order as to costs. (MRIDULA BHATKAR, J.) (V.C.DAGA, J.) (MRIDULA BHATKAR, J.) (V.C.DAGA, J.) (MRIDULA BHATKAR, J.) (V.C.DAGA, J.)