IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE APPELLATE SIDE APPELLATE SIDE WRIT PETITION NO. 8209 OF 2007 WRIT PETITION NO. 8209 OF 2007 WRIT PETITION NO. 8209 OF 2007 Shri Madhukar Shriram Vidwans. ... Petitioner. V/s. The State of Maharashtra & ors. ... Respondents. Mahesh B. Pahane for the petitioner. A.H.Palekar, AGP for the respondents. CORAM: V.C.DAGA and CORAM: V.C.DAGA and CORAM: V.C.DAGA and MRS.MRIDULA BHATKAR, JJ. MRS.MRIDULA BHATKAR, JJ. MRS.MRIDULA BHATKAR, JJ. DATED: 26th March 2009. DATED: 26th March 2009. DATED: 26th March 2009. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: ---- ---- ---- . Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.G.P. for respondent Nos.1 to 3. . Perused petition. 2. Firstly, the petition suffers from delay and laches. The order sought to be challenged in this petition is that of Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal passed on 3rd July, 2001. This petition is filed after expiry of six years. In order to bring this petition within time, it appears that belated review application was filed after six years from the date of the judgment, that too without any application or prayer for condonation of delay. In the circumstances, review application was dismissed as belated Thereafter, this petition is filed. In order to explain delay, assistance of review application is taken by the learned counsel for the petitioner. In our view that circumstance can hardly be a circumstance explaining delay in filing writ petition. 3. Be that as it may, we were also taken through the impugned judgment and the rules governing the service conditions. According to the Learned counsel for the petitioner though the petitioner has not completed 25 years of service still he would be entitled to pensionary benefits. The submission made is misconceived. Petition is dismissed being without any merits. No order as to costs. (MRIDULA BHATKAR, J.) (V.C.DAGA, J.) (MRIDULA BHATKAR, J.) (V.C.DAGA, J.) (MRIDULA BHATKAR, J.) (V.C.DAGA, J.)