1 IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT WRIT WRIT PETITION NO. 2321 OF 2007. PETITION NO. 2321 OF 2007. PETITION NO. 2321 OF 2007. Shila Yashwant Ogale : Petitioner versus State of Maharashtra & ors. : Respondents. Mr.V.V.Kanade i/by Mr.Naresh Rathod for the petitioner. Mr.S.R.Nargolkar, AGP, for Respondent No.1. Mr.M.L.Patil for Respondent No.2. Mr.S.S.Kulkarni for Respondent No.5. CORAM CORAM CORAM : S.B.MHASE & S.S.SHINDE, JJ. : S.B.MHASE & S.S.SHINDE, JJ. : S.B.MHASE & S.S.SHINDE, JJ. DATED DATED DATED : APRIL 15, 2008. : APRIL 15, 2008. : APRIL 15, 2008. P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. Heard Mr.Kanade, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner. The petitioner has challenged the order of Respondent No.2 appointing Respondent No.5 as 2 a Sport Officer. The petitioner claims that he is one of the candidates to be eligible for such appointment. However, the appointment of Respondent No.5 was in the year 1999 and he has been confirmed in 2005 and, the petitioner has approached this Court in 2007. So far as this petition is concerned, the petitioner has not explained any sufficient cause for coming late to this Court. The petition, therefore, suffers from inordinate delay and latches which are unexplained in the petition. We, therefore, refrain to entertain this petition. The petition is dismissed accordingly. [S.S.SHINDE, [S.S.SHINDE, [S.S.SHINDE, J] [S.B.MHASE, J] J] [S.B.MHASE, J] J] [S.B.MHASE, J]