1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY Appellate Side Writ Petition No.5329 of 2007 Smt. Walzade Baby Madhavrao Petitioner Vs. Sudhagad Education Society Respondent Mrs.Anita A. Agarwal for petitioner. CORAM: J.N.PATEL & S.J.KATHAWALLA,JJ. November 17, 2008. P.C. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner. 2. The petitioner has filed this petition seeking a writ in the nature of direction to the respondent to pay salary and allowances to the petitioner for the period from 1/7/1991 till 30/4/2004 amounting to Rs.14,83,935/- along with interest. The petition has been filed in the month of June 2007. We find that the petition cannot be entertained by this Court for the reason that it has been filed beyond a reasonable period. Therefore, it stands dismissed for delay and latches. 3. We make it clear that dismissal of this 2 petition on the ground of delay and latches does not preclude the petitioner to recover her salary by resorting to execution of the order under which she claims that she is entitled to receive salary from the respondent - institution.