1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.4389 OF 2007 Mrs.Vaishali Arvind Joshi. ...Petitioner vs. 1.Secretary to the Govt.School Education Dept. & ors. ...Respondents. --- Mr.N.V.Vechalekar, for Petitioner. CORAM: D.K.DESHMUKH & V.M.KANADE, JJ. DATED: 3rd DECEMBER,2007. P.C.:- 1. The petitioner by this petition claims direction that the petitioner should be given graduate scale from the year 1986. The petitioner was informed by letter dated 24.12.1999 that she cannot be given graduate scale from the year 1986 2 an she has been granted graduate post from the year 1991. The only explanation for latches in not approaching the Court by filing the petition in the year 2007 is that the petitioner was writing letters to the authority. Perusal of the correspondence placed on record shows that after the year 1999 when it was informed that she is not entitled to graduate scale from the year 1986, the petitioner went on repeatedly writing letters to the school and Municipal authorities, and the school and the authorities were repeatedly informing their decision. Merely writing letters to the schools and authorities cannot be said to be an explanation. The claim of the petitioner is belated. It cannot be entertained. Hence, the petition is rejected. (D.K.DESHMUKH, J.) (V.M.KANADE,J.) ---