1 CA 2075/10 IN WP No.514/06 mpt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE CIVIL APPLICATION NO.2075 of 2010 IN WRIT PETITION NO.514 of 2006 Smt.Kashibai Dasharath Jadhav & Anr ... Applicants versus Shri Tayappa Rama Kashid & ors. ... Respondents ... Mr.Sagar Joshi i/b Ms.Nayana Thatte for the applicants CORAM : D.G. KARNIK, J. DATED : 16th August 2010 P.C. 1. By this application, applicant prays for setting aside the order of dismissal of the writ petition dated 28 July 2008. By a conditional order dated 27 August 2008. Applicant was directed to take steps to serve the respondent within eight weeks failing which the matter would stand dismissed. Steps were not taken and consequently Writ Petition stood dismissed. The present application has been filed on 22 February 2010 and is barred by limitation. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the delay has been explained in paragraph no.3 of the application wherein it is stated 2 CA 2075/10 IN WP No.514/06 that advocate was not aware of the dismissal till December 2009. Accepting the said statement at the face value and assuming that delay upto December 2009 is thereby explained, further delay is not explained. Application has been filed on 8 July 2010. The affidavit was sworn on 22 February 2010 itself. There is no reason that the application was not filed even after swearing of the affidavit for more than five months. In the absence of any explanation, much less satisfactory explanation, the delay cannot be condoned. Application is dismissed. (D.G. KARNIK,J.)