In Mansaram v. S.P. Pathak and Ors. MANU/SC/0363/1983 : (1984) 1 SCC 125 this Court has observed that when a power exists to effectuate a purpose it must be exercised within a reasonable time. It has been observed that this is all too well-settled principle to require buttressing precedent. Nonetheless, the Court refers to State of Gujarat v. Patel Raghav Natha MANU/SC/0406/1969 : (1969) 2 SCC