M.C.C. No. 1693.11 M.C.C. No. 1693 of 2011 07/12/2011 Shri Abhishek Arjaria, learned counsel for the applicant/petitioner. Shri Lalit Joglekar, learned counsel for the respondent No. 1/State. Vide this application the petitioner seeks restoration of Writ Petition No. 2253/1996. The petition was directed 31 st May, 1996 whereby the State Government cancelled the lease executed in favour of petitioner. It appears from the order sheet that the petition whenever was listed, there was non-appearance on the part of the petitioner. On 17-11-2005 when the matter was posted, no-one appeared for the petitioner. Thereafter again when the matter was posted on 13-03-2006 no-one appeared for the petitioner. Even the present application is filed after a period of 2052 days. Though an application for condonation of delay is filed by the petitioner, however, there is no reason assigned by the petitioner as to whether at any point of time when the matter was pending before this Court or even after the dismissal on 13-03-2006 the petitioner ever contacted his counsel or what effort was made by him to pursue the matter. In the application for condonation of delay the only M.C.C. No. 1693.11 reason given by the petitioner is that he came to know about the dismissal of writ petition when he received the letter from respondent No. 2. There being no plausible explanation for condonation of delay of 2052 days no case is made out for restoration of Writ Petition No. 2253/1996. In the result the application (MCC No. 1693/2011) fails and is hereby dismissed. (SANJAY YADAV) JUDGE SC