1 231906 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2319 OF 2006 IN REVIEW PETITION NO. OF 2005 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 1649 OF 1998 Shivshankar Vishvanath Gholap ...Applicants V/s. District Social Welfare Officer, Solapur, & Ors. ...Respondents Mr. I.M. Khairdi for the Applicants Mr. C.R. Sonawane, A.G.P., for the State CORAM: A.M. KHANWILKAR AND MRS.MRIDULA BHATKAR, JJ. DATE: 18TH APRIL, 2011 P.C.:- This application is for condonation of delay of over 6 years and 50 days in filing review petition. Review is sought of order dated 8th July, 1999 passed n Writ Petition No. 1649 of 1998. It is stated that the fact recorded in the said order is incorrect and that position came to the knowledge of the applicant on 13th February, 2001 on account of communication received from the Secretary of the Osmanabad District Vasantrao Naik Backward Class Service Board. It is the case of the 2 231906 applicant that he filed Writ Petition No. 6257 of 2004, which was withdrawn on 3rd November, 2004, with liberty to pursue remedy of review of order dated 3rd July, 1999. However, the present application and the review petition came to be filed on 5th September, 2005. For the time being, we do not intend to deal with the period spent by the applicant between 3rd November, 2004 till 5th September, 2005. As a matter of fact, no explanation is forthcoming insofar as the inaction of the applicant between this period. 2. Reverting to the period after 8th July, 1999, even according to the applicant, he became aware of the incorrect factual position stated before this Court on account of communication received by him dated 13th February, 2001. What prevented the applicant to immediately take recourse to appropriate remedy until 2004 is not explained at all. It is vaguely stated that the applicant made various representations, and since his grievance remained un-redressed, he proceeded to file Writ Petition No. 6257 of 2004. 3. This explanation, in our opinion, is neither sufficient nor good cause for condoning delay, as it is indisputable that the post, in respect of which, the applicant is seeking relief, has already been filled in 3 231906 by some other person, who is in employment since year 1999. Hence, this application is rejected. MRS.MRIDULA BHATKAR, J. A.M. KHANWILKAR, J.