: 1 : IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.4096 OF 2010 Parshuram Balu Kamble .. Petitioner V/s. The Chairman, Kai. Shankarrao Desai Shikshan Sanstha, Kolhapur & Ors. .. Respondents Mr. S.M. Kamble for the Petitioner. None for the Respondents. CORAM : SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, J. DATED : 2 ND JULY, 2010. P.C.: 1. The Writ Petition has been filed challenging the order dated 16th January, 2010, passed by the School Tribunal, Kolhapur, in Misc. Application No.27 of 2008, refusing to condone the delay in filing an Appeal under Section 9(1) of the Maharashtra Employees of Private School (Service Rules) Act, 1977. 2. The delay is of 9 years. The School Tribunal has considered the fact that there is no plausible explanation or sufficient ground for condoning such an inordinate delay. 3. I do not find any reason to differ from the view taken by the School Tribunal, Kolhapur. The Writ Petition is rejected.