SAS IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.773 DF 2007 WRIT PETITION NO.773 DF 2007 WRIT PETITION NO.773 DF 2007 Air India Ltd. ..Petitioner. V/s. Commissioner of Customs ..Respondent. Mr.A.A.Siddique i/b. M.V. Kini & Co. for petitioner. Mr.Y.R.Mishra with H.P.Chaturvedi for respondent. CORAM : F.I.REBELLO AND CORAM : F.I.REBELLO AND CORAM : F.I.REBELLO AND J.P.DEVADHAR, JJ. J.P.DEVADHAR, JJ. J.P.DEVADHAR, JJ. DATED : 1ST NOVEMBER, 2007. DATED : 1ST NOVEMBER, 2007. DATED : 1ST NOVEMBER, 2007. P.C. :- P.C. :- P.C. :- CEGAT has dismissed the reference by an order dated 17/12/2002. An application for restoration was moved and the same was dismissed on 11/2/2003. Thereafter, some further proceedings were initiated before the CEGAT by way of fresh reference. That was dismissed on 17/12/2004. It is the case of the petitioner that thereafter they invoked the Revenue Secretary by an application dated 31/1/2005. That was rejected on 13/3/2006. The present petition has been filed on 11/11/2007. There is no explanation whatsoever for the laches in preferring this petition. In our opinion, considering that the petitioner is not a person who is not aware of the law this would not be a fit case for us to exercise our extra ordinary jurisdiction. Hence petition is dismissed. (J.P.DEVADHAR, J.) (J.P.DEVADHAR, J.) (J.P.DEVADHAR, J.) (F.I.REBELLO, (F.I.REBELLO, (F.I.REBELLO, J.) J.) J.)