1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR. Civil Application No. 7383 of 2007 In First Appeal (St) No. 14375 of 2007 Laxmibai v. Bhrammadatta and anr -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. Court's or Judge's Orders. Mr H.P. Lingayat, Adv for appellant Mr S.S. Sanyal, Adv for respdt no.2. Coram : A.P. Bhangale, J Dated :17th Nov 2009 1. By this application, applicant prays for condonation of delay of 963 days caused in filing appeal against judgment dated 21st September 2004 passed in Claim Petition No. 584 of 2000 by the Member, MACT, Nagpur. 2. Learned counsel for applicant submits that certified copy was immediately obtained on 23.10.2004, but time was spent in obtaining succession certificate which was issued by the competent court on 27.4.2007. Thereafter again certified copy of judgment sought to be challenged was obtained and after obtaining it on 17.5.2007, appeal along with application for condonation of delay came to be filed on 30.8.2007. 2 3. Learned counsel for respondent no.2 has opposed the application 4. Judgment was passed by the MACT on 21.9.2004. Application for succession certificate was filed on 1.3.2006. Why there was so much delay caused in filing application for succession certificate is not understood. After obtaining certificate also there is inordinate delay in approaching this Court and there is no satisfactory explanation on the part of applicant. Succession certificate was sought for by applicant to withdraw the compensation granted by the MACT and for the purpose of filing appeal, succession certificate was not at all required and applicant could have immediately approached this Court against the order of MACT. 5. It is obvious that applicant was negligent and delay is not at all explained, muchless satisfactorily and, therefore, application deserves to be rejected. It is rejected accordingly. Judge. Hsj