IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA WRIT PETITION NO. 602 OF 2008 SMT. GEETA ARJUN MASURKAR AND ANR., ... Petitioners Versus ARCHIDIOCESE OF GOA AND DAMAN THROUGH ATTORNEY PIEDADE FERNANDES ... Respondent Mr. S. N. Joshi,Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. J. E. Coelho Perreira,Senior Advocate with Mr. V. Korgaonkar, Advocate for the respondent. Coram:- SMT. R. S. DALVI, J. Date:- 15th April, 2009 P.C. 1. This petition challenges the order dated 30.08.2008. That was on an application for condonation of delay filed by the petitioners in filing the first appeal from ex-parte order and judgment passed against them. The ex-parte order came to be passed on 20.07.2006. The execution application was taken out and thereafter served upon the petitioner on 22.08.2007. The petitioner filed the first appeal against the ex-parte order on 27.06.2008 after the order of demolition of his structure came to be passed on 18.06.2008, which demolition was fixed on 30.06.2008. 2. The respondent's Advocate says that the application completely lacks bonafides. He has pointed out that the ex-parte decree passed on 20.07.2006 was sought to be set aside. That application was dismissed. Hence, the execution proceedings continued. It is not only at the fag end of the execution proceedings, but also a few days before the demolition was ordered, that the application for condonation of delay in filing the first appeal, came to be filed. The delay is of 646 days. The delay is not at all explained. The writ petition completely lacks merit. The writ petition is dismissed. SMT. R. S. DALVI, J. SMA