1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO.1746 OF 2007 (Bhimrao s/o Bajirao Deshmukh vs. Administrative Officer, Higher Education Grants, Amravati and others) ___________________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. CORAM : D.D. SINHA AND SMT. VASANTI A. NAIK, JJ. DATED : DECEMBER 17, 2007 Heard Shri Ingley, learned Counsel for the petitioner, and Shri Thakre, learned Assistant Government Pleader for the respondent nos. 1, 3, 4 and 5. The following facts are not in dispute : The service of the petitioner was terminated on closure of Department in the year 1973 and the petitioner has approached this Court in the year 2007. There is no valid justification for the inordinate delay, which is caused in approaching this Court. Since petitioner 2 did not approach this Court within a reasonable time and inordinate delay is unexplained, it is difficult for us to show any indulgence. The petition suffers from delay and laches and hence, the same is dismissed. JUDGE JUDGE khj