1 442911 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 4429 OF 2011 Govind Prabhakar Dumbre ...Petitioner V/s. Superintending Agricultural Officer, Pune Division, & Ors. .Respondents Mr. Uday Night for the Petitioner Mr. C.R. Sonawane, A.G.P., for the Respondents CORAM: A.M. KHANWILKAR AND R.Y. GANOO, JJ. DATE: 19TH JULY, 2011 P.C.:- The petition takes exception to termination order dated 20th September, 1993 on the assertion that the petitioner was not communicated about the same. According to the petitioner, he even did not receive the appointment order dated 26th July, 1993. In other words, the challenge in this petition is to the appointment process conducted in 1993. No reason is forthcoming, as to what was the reason for the petitioner to wait till November, 2010 until he received communication dated 1st November, 2010, i.e., for a period of almost 17 years. Besides, 2 442911 even after receipt of communication dated 1st November, 2010, the petitioner has approached this Court in May, 2011. No explanation for this inaction has been offered at all. As it is clear case of laches of 17 years’ period from 1993, we decline to exercise Writ Jurisdiction. 2. In view of this, it is not necessary for us to consider the preliminary objection raised by the learned A.G.P. about the maintainability of this petition, in view of the alternative, efficacious remedy available to the petitioner by way of original application before the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal. 3. This petition is dismissed. R.Y. GANOO, J. A.M. KHANWILKAR, J.