1 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH AT NAGPUR C.A.F. No.3150/2009 in First Appeal St. No.13926/2009 ( Javed Saliam S/o Sheikh Rashid ..V/s.. The State of Maharashtra, through Collector + 2) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's Orders or Court's or Judge's Orders directions and Registrar's orders. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mr. S. Raisuddin, counsel for the applicant. Ms R.A. Wasnik, A.G.P. for respondents. Coram : F.M.REIS, J. Dated : 2nd February 2010. Heard the learned counsel for the applicant and the learned counsel for the respondent. This is an application for condonation of delay of 1 year and 139 days in filing the first appeal against the award of the Reference Court dated 16/1/2008. The main ground for delay is on account of illness of the applicant's father. 2 The respondents though served have not filed any reply to the above application. The learned A.G.P. opposes the said application. In the facts and circumstances of the case, it is seen that no malafides have been attributed to the applicant in approaching this Court for filing the appeal belatedly. The application for condonation of delay of one year and 139 days is granted subject to the appellant's depositing costs of Rs.1,000/- to the High Court Legal Aid Services Sub-Committee, Nagpur within two weeks. Judge. Tambaskar.