(1) wp2147-11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 2147 OF 2011 Kamlakar Prabhakar Bhavsar PETITIONER VERSUS The State of Maharashtra and others RESPONDENTS .... Mr. A.P. Phatale, advocate for the petitioner. Mrs. A.V. Gondhalekar, A.G.P. for the respondent/State. .... CORAM : D.B. BHOSALE & M.T. JOSHI, JJ. DATED : 8th APRIL, 2011 ORAL ORDER : 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.G.P. for the respondent/State. 2. By this writ petition, the petitioner is seeking direction to respondent No. 2 - Collector to decide his complaint filed against respondent No. 5, dated 15th October, 2009. By this complaint, the petitioner is seeking enquiry against respondent No. (2) wp2147-11 5 with regard to the declaration made by him in respect of his assets at the time of contesting the Municipal Council election. The elections were held in 2006. The petitioner made complaint to the Collector for the first time in 2009 and filed this writ petition in March, 2011. We are informed that the term of the elected Body will be getting over somewhere in October, 2011. In the circumstances, the writ petition is dismissed on the ground of delay and laches. [M.T. JOSHI, J.] [D.B. BHOSALE, J.] NPJ/wp2147-11