IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 3385 OF 2007 WRIT PETITION NO. 3385 OF 2007 WRIT PETITION NO. 3385 OF 2007 Shri Anil Satish Nawade ...Petitioner V/s. Syndicate Bank & Anr. ...Respondents Mr.Shrishail Sakhare for the Petitioner. Mr.P.K. Rele i/b. Mr.Piyush Shah for the Respondents. CORAM : D.K. DESHMUKH & CORAM : D.K. DESHMUKH & CORAM : D.K. DESHMUKH & V.M. KANADE, JJ. V.M. KANADE, JJ. V.M. KANADE, JJ. DATED : DECEMBER 10, 2007 DATED : DECEMBER 10, 2007 DATED : DECEMBER 10, 2007 P.C. :- P.C. :- P.C. :- 1. By this petition, the petitioner seeks an order against the respondent Bank for appointment of the petitioner in the services of the bank on compassionate ground. Admitted position is that father of the petitioner died while in service and the petitioner was minor. He attained majority in the year 1998 and he has filed this petition in the year 2007. It is obvious that the petition has been filed after a long delay and the only explanation that the petitioner has given is that he was addressing representation to the bank. In our opinion, merely addressing representation to the bank will not be enough. The petitioner, in any case, had to approach within a period of three years from the - 2 - date on which the cause of action accrues i.e. of his attaining majority. The petition suffers from latches and it cannot be entertained. 2. Petition is rejected. (D.K. DESHMUKH, J.) (D.K. DESHMUKH, J.) (D.K. DESHMUKH, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.)