IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION SUIT NO.378 OF 1986 The Board of Trustees of the Port of Bombay ..Plaintiff Vs. Karad Engineering Works ..Defendants Mr.U.J.Makhija i/b Mulla & Mulla for the plaintiff None for the defendants CORAM : S.U.KAMDAR, J CORAM : S.U.KAMDAR, J CORAM : S.U.KAMDAR, J DATED : 30TH JANUARY, 2006 DATED : 30TH JANUARY, 2006 DATED : 30TH JANUARY, 2006 P.C.: . The present suit is of 1986 i.e. almost 19 years old. Plaintiff who is a Port Trust and having elaborate legal department and also assistance of the Solicitors have not bothered to effect service on the writ of summons in the present suit. The learned counsel states that though an attempt was made in 1987 and the packets were sent, no acknowledgement has ben received to the effect that service is effected on the defendants in the present suit. I am of the opinion that it is totally against the interest of justice that after period of 19 years, suit should be permitted to be served and a stale claim should be recked up for passing a decree in favour of the plaintiff. It is unfortunate that plaintiff though having legal department and an assistance of reputed solicitors have taken no steps in protecting the public money. In my view, it is not possible to permit the plaintiff after 19 years to serve writ of summons and prosecute the suit. Suit is dismissed accordingly. No order as to costs.