MMJ IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION NO.1104 OF 2010 IN FIRST APPEAL NO.1386 OF 2003 The State of Maharashtra ..Applicant Vs. Shankar Krishna Khamkar ..Respondent Ms V. S. Mahispurkar AGP for the Applicant Mr. Dilip Bodake for the Respondent CORAM : A.P. BHANGALE, J. DATE : 26th APRIL, 2010 P.C. : 1. By this application, the Applicant­the State of Maharashtra prays for condonation of delay in making the application praying that the applicant be allowed to join the proposed respondent in the first appeal on the ground that the acquiring body is necessary and proper party for final determination of the compensation payable in the proceeding. It is contended that in First Appeal St. Nos.23694, 23671 and 23683 of 2006, 1061 of 2002, First Appeal No.299 of 2006 and R.C. No.1910 of 2005 a Division Bench of this Court by order dated 21­4­2007 held that the acquiring body is a necessary party. The learned Advocate for the Respondent while opposing the application by filing affidavit in reply, did not dispute that the acquiring body is a necessary party in view of the decision referred to above. However, according to him delay is not satisfactorily explained. 2. After hearing the submissions at the bar, I think the Court may in the interest of justice to ensure that effective and complete adjudication is possible to settle all questions involved in the appeal, the proposed respondent may be added. Hence the application is allowed and accordingly stands disposed of. No order as to costs. ( A.P. BHANGALE, J.)