IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Writ Petition No.5492 of 2004 Laxman Prabhu Bile... petitioner vs State of Mah and ors.. respondents Mr V S Gharat for petitioners Mr. Y.D.Mulani AGP for State CORAM:A.P.SHAH & S.C.DHARMADHIKARI JJ. CORAM:A.P.SHAH & S.C.DHARMADHIKARI JJ. CORAM:A.P.SHAH & S.C.DHARMADHIKARI JJ. Dated l5.l0.2004 Dated l5.l0.2004 Dated l5.l0.2004 P.C: Heard advocates. Allotment of land in favour of the petitioner was cancelled as far back as in l978.The petitioner is making grievance about the same after 26 years. Therefore the petition is liable to be dismissed on the ground of delay and latches. Apart from that the land in question is forest land. In view of the previsions of Forest (Conservation) Act, l980, and in view of the decision of the Supreme Court in T.N.Godavarman Thirumulpad vs Union of India and ors, (2000)l0 SCC 494 , it is not possible to grant any relief to the petitioner. Petition is accordingly dismissed.