1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 3938 OF 2005 WRIT PETITION NO. 3938 OF 2005 WRIT PETITION NO. 3938 OF 2005 Shri. Prem Singh Bava ... Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. Respondents Mr. V.G. Rege for Petitioner. None for Respondents. CORAM : F.I. REBELLO & CORAM : F.I. REBELLO & CORAM : F.I. REBELLO & MRS R.S. DALVI.JJ. .JJ. .JJ. DATED : NOVEMBER 23, 2005 DATED : NOVEMBER 23, 2005 DATED : NOVEMBER 23, 2005 P.C. . Rule. Heard forthwith. . The Petitioner was reverted on 11.12.1986. That was challenged before the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal in the year 2003. The Original Application came to be dismissed by order dated 3.8.2004. The review was preferred which was also dismissed. The Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal while disposing of the Original Application held that the delay cannot be condoned. 2 . It was open to M.A.T. to exercise the discretion whether to condone the delay or not. The M.A.T. has exercised the discretion and refused to condone the delay. There was delay of nearly 17 years in approaching the MAT. The learned counsel points out that the petitioner was engaged in criminal proceedings. That by itself is no answer. The criminal proceedings against the petitioner were under the provisions of Prevention of Corruption Act from which the petitioner has now been acquitted. We do not think this to be a fit case for this court to exercise its extra ordinary jurisdiction. Hence, petition rejected. Rule discharged. (F.I. REBELLO,J.) (F.I. REBELLO,J.) (F.I. REBELLO,J.) (MRS. R.S. DALVI,J.)