-#- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.129 OF 1989 Ramapati Rai ... Petitioner Vs. The Supdt. of Aided Schools and Ors. ... Respondents None for Petitioner. CORAM: F.I. CORAM: F.I. CORAM: F.I. REBELLO REBELLO REBELLO & MRS.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,JJ. MRS.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,JJ. MRS.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,JJ. DATE : 5th June, 2006 DATE : 5th June, 2006 DATE : 5th June, 2006 P.C.: . The Petitioner was aggrieved by the action of the Respondent Nos. 1 and 2 in not approving his appointment to the post of Head Teacher. It is the case of the Petitioner that he was qualified and the management has recommended his name. The Petitioner annexed various annexures. One such annexure is letter dated 8.10.1976 addressed by Respondent No. 1 to the Head Master of the school where the Petitioner was working i.e. dated 8.10.1976 and it is set out therein that there were two senior teachers above the Petitioners who were qualified and in these circumstances, the application for approval of the Petitioner was rejected. . Inspite of the fact that Respondent No. 8 held that there were two teachers senior to the Petitioner, has not chosen to add them as parties. Apart from that the communication rejecting the Petitioner’s application for approval was of 8.10.1976. The Petitioner approached this court only in the year 1989. . In these circumstances, both on the grounds of laches as also non joinder of necessary parties, no relief can be granted in the petition. Rule discharged. No order as to costs. (F.I.REBELLO, (F.I.REBELLO, (F.I.REBELLO, J.) J.) J.) (MRS.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.) (MRS.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.) (MRS.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.)