1 lgc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.4876 OF 2009 Dinanath Ramchandra Tandel since deceased through his heirs and legal representative Shri Jayram Dinanath Tandel of Darave, Taluka and Dist.Thane, Navi Mumbai, through its Power of Attorney holder Shri Dhruvchandra Dattu Thakur : Petitioner versus The State of Maharashtra & ors. : Respondents. Mr L S Gaikwad for the Petitioner Mr A B Vagyani, AGP, for the Respondents. CORAM : S B MHASE & R M SAVANT, JJ. DATE : 29th September 2009 P.C. 1. Heard. The order passed on 12.10.1957 transferring the lands to the Central Government as salt lands is being challenged and further direction has been sought that the proceedings under Section 32- G of the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948 be initiated and the proceedings right from the year 1937 be declared as void and the land acquisition proceeding for requisition of land in question be started de-novo. All these prayers are stale prayers. The Petitioner has slept over his right for years together. For said huge delay and latches, no 2 explanation has been offered in the above Petition which can be considered on merits. The above Petition is measerably suffers from delay and latches. We, therefore, refrain from entertaining such a type of Petition. The above Petition is accordingly rejected. [R.M.SAVANT, J] [S.B.MHASE, J]