{1} 89.1-wp-6486-2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD 89 WRIT PETITION NO. 6486 OF 2023 Salebeen Ahmed Died Through Lrs Khairunabee Mubarak Chouse VERSUS The State Of Maharashtra And Others ... Mr. Shaikh Kayyum Najir, Advocate for the Petitioner Ms. Neha Kamble, AGP for State ....... CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI AND ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ. DATE : 28th SEPTEMBER, 2026 PER COURT : 1. This petition challenges order dated 29.03.2023 passed by Respondent No. 3 thereby rejecting application filed by the Petitioner on 24.11.2022 on the ground of delay. 2. It is the case of the Petitioner that no opportunity of hearing was given to the petitioner, therefore, the impugned order be quashed and set aside and matter be relegated back to Respondent No. 3 for consideration on merits by giving opportunity of hearing to all the concerned. 3. Heard learned Advocate for the Petitioner and learned AGP for the State. Perused the record. 2026:BHC-AUG:45588-DB {2} 89.1-wp-6486-2023 4. It is a matter of record that the consolidation scheme was finalized in the year 1971 and the petitioner has filed application/objection on 24.11.2022 i.e. after the delay of more than 50 years. No adequate reason is given by the petitioner for approaching the Authorities with such an enormous delay. 5. In view of the unexplained delay of more than 50 years, the writ petition is dismissed. (ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J.) (NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, J.) Bhagyawant Punde