( 1 ) ca18418.10 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 18418 OF 2010 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 18419 OF 2010 IN FIRST APPEAL ST. NO. 35185 OF 2010 The State of Maharashtra & Anr. .. Applicants Versus Rajasaheb Pashasaheb Sheikh .. Respondent WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 18420 OF 2010 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 18421 OF 2010 IN FIRST APPEAL ST. NO. 35164 OF 2010 The State of Maharashtra & Anr. .. Applicants Versus Machindra Pandharinath Kalme .. Respondent WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 18422 OF 2010 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 18423 OF 2010 IN FIRST APPEAL ST. NO. 35174 OF 2010 The State of Maharashtra & Anr. .. Applicants Versus Jainuddin Fakrusaheb Shaikh .. Respondent WITH ( 2 ) ca18418.10 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 18424 OF 2010 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 18425 OF 2010 IN FIRST APPEAL ST. NO. 35177 OF 2010 The State of Maharashtra & Anr. .. Applicants Versus Gani Wahedsaheb Shaikh .. Respondent Mr. K.S. Patil, A.G.P. for the applicant/State. CORAM : R.M. BORDE, J. DATED : 01.08.2011 P.C. :- 1. These are the applications seeking condonation of delay of 2009 days occurred in presenting the appeals against judgment and award pronounced by the Reference Court on 24.02.2005. The authorization was received from the Law & Judiciary Department to prefer appeals against the judgment and award on 17.05.2005. The appeals were, in-fact, presented on 23.11.2010 i.e. after five years. There is absolutely no explanation as to why it took five years for the State to prefer appeals after the resolution adopted for filing appeal against the decision of the Reference Court. ( 3 ) ca18418.10 There are absolutely no reasons set out in the applications seeking condonation of huge delay of 2009 days. The applications are devoid of substance. Hence, the applications stand rejected. Consequently, the appeals presented by the State need not be registered. The appellant /State shall be entitled to refund of Court fees in accordance with the rules. All pending Civil Applications stand disposed of. [R.M. BORDE, J.] snk/2011/AUG11/ca18418.10