1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE Civil Application No.2061 of 2009 IN Writ Petition No.9500 of 2003 1.Union of India & ors. .. .. Applicants (Org.Petitioners) v/s. Smt.A.V. Padmavati Kunhiraman .. Respondent Mr.R.A. Lokhande for Applicants. ----- CORAM : B.H. MARLAPALLE & SMT.ROSHAN DALVI, JJ. Dated : 7th September, 2009 P.C. : 1.Heard the learned Counsel for the Applicants. Writ Petition No.9500 of 2003 came to be dismissed for non- prosecution on account of the conditional order passed by this Court on 14.7.2004. This application has been filed for restoration of the said Writ Petition. As per the office note, the application is beyond time by 4 years and 268 days. 2.No reason has been furnished in support of the prayer for condonation, leave alone a separate application for the said purpose. In the said application, it has been stated that the Applicants are tendering unconditional apology for inconvenience caused to this Court and that they have a very good case on merits, if the Petition 2 is restored. These are the only two reasons set out in the application. We are, therefore, satisfied that there is an inordinate delay of 4 years and 268 days and the same does not deserve to be condoned. If there are any similar petitions pending, the decision rendered in those petitions will be applicable to the similarly placed cases. We have also noted from the memo of Writ Petition No.9500 of 2003 that the Petitioners approach before the Tribunal was again to delay the implementation of the order passed by the Tribunal and extension applications had been filed on more than one occasion. 3.The Application is hereby rejected. [SMT.ROSHAN DALVI, J.] [B.H. MARLAPALLE, J.]