1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO.4948 OF 2008 (Charandas s/o Narayan Nagrale vs. State and others) ___________________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. CORAM : D.D. SINHA AND A.P. BHANGALE, JJ. DATED : FEBRUARY 12, 2009 Heard Shri Kandhari, learned Counsel for the petitioner, Shri Thakre, learned Assistant Government Pleader for respondent nos. 1, 2 and 4, Shri Sirpurkar, learned Counsel for the respondent no.3, and Shri Devalkar, learned Counsel for the respondent nos. 5 to 16. In the present petition, the grievance of the petitioner is in respect of non-allotment of shop block by the Municipal Council to the petitioner. Shri Kandhari, learned Counsel for the petitioner, states that shop blocks were constructed by the respondent Municipal Council in the year 1987 and the petitioner made application dated 29.9.1987 for allotment of a shop block. It is contended that as per the scheme, the petitioner, who 2 is a member of Scheduled Caste, was required to be given priority while allotting shop blocks to people at large. Since petitioner did not get allotment of shop block, he has approached this Court for necessary orders. Shri Sirpurkar, learned Counsel for the respondent Municipal Council, states that there was no such priority given to the petitioner and allotment of shop blocks was done by conducting auction by the Municipal Council. In the backdrop of the above referred facts, it is evident that petitioner has approached this Court after expiry of two decades and, therefore, petition undoubtedly suffers from delay and laches. Even otherwise, learned Counsel for the petitioner was unable to place before us any decision, Circular or Government Resolution, which grants priority in allotment of shop blocks to the persons belonging to Scheduled Caste. In absence thereof, no case is made out for showing indulgence. The petition is dismissed. JUDGE JUDGE khj 3