1 wp5382.10 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.5382 OF 2010 Pandharinath s/o Balaji Daspute, Age: 66 years, Occ: NIl, R/o. Bhavadi, Post Danapur, Tq. Bhokardan, Dist. Jalna. ...PETITIONER VERSUS Aurangabad District Central Co-operative Bank Ltd.Aurangabad, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Marg, Adalat Road, Aurangabad, Tq. & Dist.Aurangabad, Through its Managing Director. ...RESPONDENTS ... Mr. A.D. Shinde, Advocate for petitioner. Mr. V.N. Upadhye,Advocate for respondent sole. ... CORAM: SMT. NISHITA MHATRE,J. DATE : 1ST APRIL, 2011 PER COURT : The petitioner has approached this Court against the orders passed by the Labour Court in the Misc. Complaint ULP (Delay) No.8/2007 and in the Revision ULP No.33/09. The Labour Court has found that the delay of more 24 years in approaching the Court for redressal of the 2 wp5382.10 petitioner's grievance could not be condoned and has therefore dismissed the Miscellaneous application. The Industrial Court has confirmed the order of the Labour Court. 2. The petitioner was dismissed from service in 1982 after a Departmental Enquiry was held against him. It appears that he was facing a criminal prosecution for certain acts which he had committed while in service of the bank. He was convicted by the Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Bhokardan. Thereafter, in appeal, he was acquitted by the Sessions Court on 07-07-2005. Admittedly, the petitioner was on bail throughout the pending criminal proceedings. 3. According to the petitioner, by approaching the Labour Court in 2006 he has not committed any delay. It is also contended that he had in fact filed a Writ Petition in 2006 which was withdrawn by him on the ground that he wanted to approach the appropriate Forum. In the 3 wp5382.10 circumstances, according to the petitioner, the delay should have been condoned. 4. In my opinion, neither the Labour Court nor the Industrial Court have committed any error in refusing to condone the delay of more than 24 years. There was no impediment for the petitioner to approach the Court immediately after the dismissal of order passed against him in 1982. The petition is rejected. [SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, J.] sut/Apr11