1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1688 OF 2009 Gajendra @ Gajanana Tukaram Dali ..Petitioner versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..Respondents Mr. V. A. Gangal with Mr. A. T. Gade for Petitioner. Mr. S. N. Gawade – APP for State. CORAM : S. A. BOBDE, J. DATED : 7TH AUGUST, 2009. P.C. : 1. By this petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India and under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C., the petitioner has challenged the judgment and order dated 27th January 2003 passed by the Ad Hoc Additional Sessions Judge, Alibag Raigad in Revision Application No. 67 of 2002. 2. According to the petitioner the order is illegal since it makes several unfounded assumptions about the status of the tenancy proceedings and as a result of that order, proceedings against the alleged trespassers would be dropped. 2 3. However, without going into the merits of the matter, there appears to be an inordinate delay in approaching this court. The impugned order is dated 27th January 2003 and the petition is filed almost six years latter on 27th June 2009. 4. Mr. Gangal, the learned counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner has stated on oath that he had no knowledge of the order. Ex-facie this statement cannot be accepted since the impugned order shows that the petitioner was represented before the Sessions Court by an Advocate. Having regard to the inordinate delay, the petition is hereby dismissed. (S. A. BOBDE, J.)