IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 2175 OF 2006 Machindra Dharamji Lande...... ......... Petitioner V/s The State of Maharashtra & Ors..... ......... Respondents. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- Office Notes, Office ) Court's or Judge's Orders Memoranda of Coram, appearances ) Court's orders or directions and ) Registrar's orders. ) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- Mr.P.J.Pawar, Adv. for the petitioner. Mr.A.A.Gorge for respondent No.1. Mr.D.A.Patil, AGP for respondent No.5. CORAM: A.P. DESHPANDE, J. 9.4.2007 PC: The order under challenge is passed by the School Tribunal dismissing an appeal filed by the present petitioner. The judgment and order is dated 1.8.2003 and the writ petition has been filed on 6.3.2006. The delay has not at all been explained. The learned counsel for the respondent submits that the 1 petition deserves to be dismissed on account of delay and laches on the part of the petitioner in calling in question the legality and validity of the impugned order. As the delay has not at all been explained writ petition stands summarily dismissed being barred by delay and laches. 9.4.07. 2