1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR. Writ Petition No.770/2007 ( Dilip K. Kumbhare .vs. ST Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee and one ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions Court's or Judge's orders. and Registrar's orders ======================================= Mr. S.S. Deshpande, Advocate for Petitioner. Mr. S.M. Puranik, Advocate for Respondent no.1. Mr. Thakre, Advocate holding for Mr. N.W. Sambre, Advocate for Respondent no.2. .......... CORAM : K.J. ROHEE &, PRASANNA. B. VARALE, JJ. DATED : SEPTEMBER 29, 2008 1. Heard. 2. By this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India the order dated 17.8.2005 by respondent no.1/ Committee invalidating the caste claim of the petitioner has been challenged. The petitioner has sought protection of his service under certain Government Resolutions by filing this petition on 9.3.2007. It is thus obvious that there has been considerable delay on the part of the petitioner to move this Court for which no explanation at all is given in the petition itself. Now the petitioner wants to file affidavit explaining the delay. When there is no 2 explanation in the pleadings, we are not inclined to permit the petitioner to fill up the lacuna in pleading by affidavit. The petition is, therefore, dismissed. JUDGE JUDGE halwai