1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR Civil Application No.927/2008 In Letters Patent Appeal (St) No.1447/2008 In Writ Petition No.2190/2005 (Pending) [The Municipal Council, Wani .vrs. Member, Industrial Court, Yavatmal and another] ............................................................................................................................................................................................. Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's order of directions and Registrar's orders ................................................................................................................................................................... Mr. M.I. Dhatrak, Advocate for the appellant, Mr. A.S. Sonare, AGP for respondent no.1. .......... CORAM : K.J. ROHEE AND R.C. CHAVAN, JJ DATED : MARCH 27, 2008 1. Heard the learned counsel for the appellant/Municipal Council and the learned AGP for respondent no.1. Nobody appears for respondent no.2 – Employee though served. 2. The appellant desires to challenge the order of the learned Single Judge dated 11.7.2005 confirming the order of the Industrial Court so far as it relates to reinstatement of 2 respondent no.2 with continuity of service and without payment of back-wages. The present appeal is filed as late as on 1.2.2008 i.e. after 2 years and 166 days. The reasons putforth for this inordinate delay are that discussion was going on between the Officers of the Municipal Council and the Director of Municipal Administration. This reason is not at all satisfactory to condone the inordinate delay. It may be recalled that even while challenging the order of the Labour Court before the Industrial Court, there was inordinate delay on the part of the present appellant. The same lethargy continued while challenging the order of the learned Single Judge by the present appellant. It is thus apparent that the appellant is not at all diligent in preferring the appeal. Hence, we find that there is no sufficient cause for condoning the delay. The application is, therefore, dismissed. JUDGE JUDGE GULANDE