1 srk FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET APPELLATE SIDE Civil Application No.5880 of 2008 In First Appeal Stamp No.25847 of 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------ Office Notes, Office Memoranda Court’s or Judge’s orders of Coram, appearance, Court’s orders or directions and Registrar’s orders ------------------------------------------------------------ Ms.S.P.Manchekar, AGP for State. Ms.Deepa Sawant for respondents. CORAM: B.H.MARLAPALLE &. D.G.KARNIK,JJ. March 13, 2009. P.C. . Heard Ms.Manchekar, the learned AGP. Ms.Deepa Sawant appears for the respondents - original claimants. . The State of Maharashtra has filed First Appeal under Stamp No.25847 of 2008 but belatedly and hence this application for condonation of delay. . As per the office note the appeal is beyond time by 99 days. In para 2 of the application the sequence of events 2 leading to filing of the application with dates has been set out. The award was passed on 31/3/2008 and an application of certified copy was made on 2/4/2008 and it was ready for delivery on 19/6/2008 and was received on 23/6/2008. On 19/7/2008 office of the District Government Pleader forwarded a report to the Principal Secretary and RLA, Law and Judiciary Department. It appears that about 2 and 1/2 months the Law and Judiciary Department did not pass the G.R. for filing an appeal and it was passed only on 6/10/2008. . Having regards to these steps taken, we are satisfied that the delay deserves to be condoned and more so when the respondents have not filed any affidavit-in-reply opposing the prayer for condonation of delay. . Hence the delay condoned and the application is allowed accordingly. 3 . List the appeal for admission on 19th March 2009. (D.G.KARNIK,J.) (B.H.MARLAPALLE,J.)