1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE CIVIL JURISDICTION PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO.74 OF 2006 Mangilal B. Jain .. Petitioner v/s. The State of Maharashtra and others .. Respondents Mr. P.M. Pradhan for the petitioner. Mr. P.P. Kakade, Assistant Government Pleader for the respondent Nos.1 and 4. CORAM : R.M.LODHA & S.A.BOBDE , JJ. DATED : 4TH OCTOBER, 2006. P.C. We heard Mr. P.M. Pradhan, the counsel for the petitioner. 2. By means of this writ petition (PIL), the petitioner seeks declaration that the agreement dated 4th September, 2000 executed in favour of the respondent No.5 and the award of contract dated 30th September, 2000 in the allotment of land, be declared illegal and unconstitutional. 3. The present writ petition has been filed in the nature of Public Interest Litigation on 20th March, 2006. Apparently, the writ petition suffers from gross laches and delay. 2 4. We are satisfied that at this distance of time, the writ petition does not deserve to be entertained. Dismissed in limine. (R.M.LODHA, J.) (S.A.BOBDE, J.)