*1* kps IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION NO.3889/2007 in FIRST APPEAL (Stamp) NO.15332/2007 Minakshi Bharatrao Dhemare. ..Applicant -VERSUS- Suverna Shankar Shegunshi and others. ..Respondents ........... Mr.S.D.Patil i/b Mr.J.N.Pawar, for the Applicant. Mr.Sharad S. Suryawanshi i/b Mr.Ashok Misal, for the Respondents. .......... CORAM : K.K.TATED, J. Date : 04th February, 2010. P.C. 1 Heard the learned counsel appearing for the parties. 2 The present Civil Application is preferred by the original opponents for condonation of 237 days’ delay in preferring the First Appeal against the judgment and decree dated 29.03.2006 passed by the Member, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal and Ivth Adhoc Additional District Judge, Sangli in Motor Accident Claim Petition No.271/2004. 3 The learned counsel for the Applicant states that the compromise talks between the parties were going on and therefore, the Applicant could not file appeal within time. He further submits that for arranging the amount of Court fees, the Applicant took sometime. 4 On the other hand, the learned counsel for the *2* Respondents vehemently opposed the present Civil Application on the ground that the Applicant has failed to disclose the sufficient cause for condonation of delay. 5 Considering the explanation given in paragraph No.2 of the Civil Application and considering the judgment of the Apex Court in the matter of N.Balakrishnan V/s M. Krishnamurty, reported in (1998) 7 SCC 123, Civil Application is allowed in terms of prayer clause (A) subject to payment of costs of Rs.2,000/- to the Respondents within four weeks from today. Prayer Clause (A) reads as under:- “(A) Delay of 237 days caused in filing the said First Appeal may kindly be condoned in the interests of justice and said petition may kindly be heard and decided on merits” 6 Civil Application is, accordingly, disposed of. (K.K.TATED, J.)