1 WP No.702/11 mpt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.702 of 2011 Vijay Gopinath Vartak and ors. ... Petitioners versus Ramesh Narayan Choudhari and ors. ... Respondents ... Mrs.Archana Khan for the petitioners. CORAM : D.G. KARNIK, J DATED : 20th June 2011 P.C. 1. This petition is directed against the order passed by the Maharashtra Revenue Tribunal (MRT) rejecting an application of the petitioner for condonation of delay. 2. The delay is of 16 years and 9 months and is substantial. The only ground that was urged before me for condonation of delay is that appellant did not possess the original sale deed and therefore, he could not file the revision application before the MRT, in time. 3. The deed is registered with the Sub-Registrar on 7 February 1941. If the original deed was lost, petitioner could have applied for a certified copy and produced it as a secondary evidence. In any event, that could not be a ground for not filing of the revision before the Revenue Tribunal for a period of 16 years and 9 months. There is no merit in the writ petition which is hereby rejected summarily. (D.G.KARNIK, J)