1 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD CIVIL APPLICATION NO.11854/2009 IN FIRST APPEAL (St) NO.23192/2009 AND CIVIL APPLICATION NO.11864/2009 IN FIRST APPEAL (St) NO.23294/2009 AND CIVIL APPLICATION NO.11862/2009 IN FIRST APPEAL(ST) NO.23295/2009 AND CIVIL APPLICATION NO.11856/2009 IN FIRST APPEAL (ST) NO.23285/2009 AND CIVIL APPLICATION NO.11860/2009 IN FIRST APPEAL (ST) NO.23290/2009 AND CIVIL APPLICATION NO.11858/2009 IN FIRST APPEAL (ST) NO.23286/2009 _______________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office | Memoranda of Coram, | Court's or Judge's orders appearances, Court's | orders or directions | and Registrar's orders | CORAM: S.V. GANGAPURWALA, J. Date: 22.10.2010 These are the civil applications filed for condonation of delay. Shri V.G. Sakolkar, learned counsel for the respondents – claimants vehemently 2 opposes the applications on the count that no sufficient cause is stated. He submits that the expression “sufficient cause”, though has to be liberally construed, can not be totally erased from the statute book. The averments made depict negligence on the part of the applicant, which an not be condoned. Shri P.P. More, learned AGP states that the delay has been caused because of the administrative reasons inasmuch as after the judgment and award was passed, the concerned AGP intimated to the office of the applicant. Thereafter, opinion was sought from the Joint Secretary, Law & Judiciary Department. After scrutinizing the proposal, the same was forwarded to the office of the Government Pleader, High Court. The delay has been caused for all these reasons, which has been properly explained. Heard the learned counsel at length. The applicant has given the dates as to how the file has moved from one office to another and the reasons for the delay. It is a 3 trite law that the application for condonation of delay has to be liberally construed and the expression “sufficient cause” has to be liberally construed. The applicant is not going to gain anything by causing delay. In the light of the same, the delay is condoned. The applications are allowed. (S.V. Gangapurwala, J.) Dt/- 22.10.2010 ndk/c2210107