ssp 1 WP 648 of 2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.648 OF 2010 Hilal Amirali Merchant .....Petitioner versus The State of Maharashtra and Ors. ..... Respondents Mr.S.P.Nagvekar, for the petitioner. Mr.Milind More, AGP, for respondent Nos.1, 3 and 4. Mr.G.D.Utangale, for respondent No.2. Mr.M.U.Pandey, for respondent No.5. CORAM: P.B.MAJMUDAR & R.M.SAVANT, JJ. DATE: 24 th AUGUST, 2011 P.C. 1. Heard the learned counsel for the parties. In our view, filing of such a petition is nothing but an abuse of process of law. By way of this petition, petitioner has prayed for quashing of Letter of Intent dated 24-10-2007, which is at ‘Exh.I’ to the petition. The area in question was declared as slum by a Notification published in the Official Gazette as back as on 13-03-1978. The acquisition of the land was also published in the Gazette on 20-07-1997. The declaration of the slum area is purported to be challenged after 32 years and acquisition of the land is also challenged after 14 years. It is not in dispute that regarding the acquisition of the land in question and the adjoining lands, a writ petition bearing No.217 of ssp 2 WP 648 of 2010 2002 was filed before this Court and the Division Bench of this Court vide an order dated 02-02-2002 dismissed the writ petition on the ground of delay and latches. The petitioner now has woken up from his slumber and is trying to challenge the very acquisition by filing the above writ petition. As also challenges the letter of intent issued in favour of the respondent No.5 for implementation of the SRA Scheme. In view of the facts as stated above, in our view, the petition is thoroughly misconceived, which is accordingly rejected. ( R.M.SAVANT, J. ) ( P.B.MAJMUDAR, J. )