1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.7577 of 2010 Sau. Sandhya Kishor Pingale and others. Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra and others. Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 7566 OF 2010 Smt. Bharati Jay Kathawade and another. Petitioners Versus The State of Maharashtra and others. Respondents. WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 7587 OF 2010 Dangaldas Aadhar Sonawane and others. Petitioners Versus The State of Maharashtra and others. Respondents. --- Mr. V.D. Sapkal, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. S.K. Tambe, AGP for the respondents CORAM : R.S. MOHITE AND SHRIHARI P. DAVARE,JJ. 2 DATE : 25TH August, 2010. PER COURT :- 1] These petitions have been filed by the petitioners for a direction to the respondent Nos. 1 to 4, to pay them salary from April, 1996 to May, 1997. The second relief which is claimed in the petition is for a direction to the respondent Nos.1 and 2 to release the salary grants for the same period. 2] In so far as the second relief is concerned, it was for the management to seek grants since grants are released in favour of the management. In so far as the first relief is concerned, the petitions are filed after a delay of 13 years and hence, suffer from laches. We have seen the explanation given for the delay, which is general in nature. The petitioners have a lis only with the management and if the management did not pay the salary, it was open for them to take action earlier, notwithstanding the position relating to non-payment of grants. In the circumstances, we are not inclined to entertain the petitions in our discretionary jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. Petitions are, therefore, dismissed. It is made clear that the decision in these petitions will not preclude the petitioners from prosecuting any other remedy, if available in law. [SHRIHARI P. DAVARE, J.] [R.S. MOHITE,J.] grt/wp