IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 1328 OF 2010 Union of India. ... Petitioner. V/s. Reserve Bank of India. ... Respondents. R.V.Desai, senior counsel with A.S.Rao for the petitioner- Revenue. Shyam Mehta with Mihir Modi, Rajesh Talekar and Gaurav G.P. i/b. K.Ashar & Co. for the respondents. Viraj Tulzapurkar, senior counsel with Mr.Anuj Bhasme and Ravichandra S. Hegde for respondent Nos.2 to 4. CORAM : V.C.DAGA AND S.J.KATHAWALLA, JJ. DATED : 11th June 2010. P.C. : Heard learned counsel for the petitioner- Revenue as well as learned counsel for the respondents. Perused petition and the impugned order. 2. In this petition, the order impugned is dated 31st October, 2008, copy of which was already forwarded to the petitioner- The Special Director, Directorate of Enforecemnt in the month of November, 2008. The present petition challenging the said order dated 31st October, 2008 appears to have been filed on 11th February, 2010 though the petition was ready in the month of December, 2009. No reasons are given for delayed approach to this Court that too after lapse of more than one year. No explanation in this behalf is to be found in the petition. Intrinsic evidence is available in the petition itself that the petition was ready in the month of December, 2009 but the same appears to have been filed after expiry of three months. No explanation is to be found to explain this delay of about 3 months. Even the impugned order has already been acted upon by the respondents. Compounding charges are already paid by the respondents. In view of unexplained delay and laches, we are constrained to dismiss this petition in limine. Order accordingly. No order as to costs. (S.J.KATHAWALLA, J.) (V.C.DAGA J.)