1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR Writ Petition No. 5306 of 2009 ( Syed Quamruddin s/o Syed Sujauddin and others ..vs.. State of Maharashtra and others ) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's order of directions and Registrar's orders --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mr. S. Raisuddin, Advocate for the petitioners, Mrs. Dangre, Addl. Govt. Pleader for the respondents 1 to 4. CORAM:- S.A.BOBDE AND SMT. VASANTI A. NAIK, JJ. DATED :- 08-01-2010 1. The petitioners, who belong to the family of an erstwhile Jahagirdar seek compensation for 11.14 acres land meant for Gavthan said to have been acquired by the respondents. 2. The petitioner's case is that family land admeasuring about 4346.46 acres was acquired by the erstwhile State of Madhya Pradesh in the year 1952 under the Madhya Pradesh Abolition of Proprietary Rights (Estate, Mahals, Alienated Lands) Act, 1950. 3. The petitioners' case is that out of this the then Government failed to pay compensation in respect of 11.14 acres land to deceased Syed Sujauddin i.e. father of the petitioner. 4. When the learned Advocate for the petitioners was asked to 2 explain inordinate delay of about half century, he submitted that the petitioners have been writing letters to the respondents, and have been awaiting orders. It is not possible to over look such a long delay on the ground that the petitioners have been writing letters; that too after the year 2000. The delay and latches are gross. We accordingly dismiss the petition. JUDGE JUDGE adgokar