1 mp t IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 4925 of 2008 IN FIRST APPEAL ST.NO.22201 OF 2008 The New India Assurance Co.Ltd. .. Applicant versus Nisar Adam Shaikh & Ors. .. Respondents ... Mr.R.K. Cheulkar for the appellant CORAM : D.G. KARNIK, J DATED : 3rd October 2008 P.C.: 1. Heard. 2. This application is made for condonation of delay of 764 days in filing of the First Appeal. The reason given for condonation of delay in paragraph nos.3 and 4 is that applicant is a big and reputed company and therefore, the papers of the proposed appeal required to be sent from the lower officials to the higher officials, which had to carry out 2 internal deliberation and on account of administrative difficulties such as transfer of staff officers, consultation, workload the delay has been caused. It is true that in respect of Government and Government organisations, a little leniency is shown taking into consideration the administrative difficulties. However when the delay is gross, atleast the basic facts explaining the delay and movement of files must be pleaded. When the papers were sent to the lower officials by the higher officials when the meetings were held, when a decision to file an appeal was taken are not pleaded/stated in the application. Moving of the files from one office to another, both of which are in the same District, could not have taken so much time. When asked about the details, learned counsel for the applicant states that he is not aware of the details as no such details are found in the files given to him for filing of an appeal. 3. In the circumstances, in my view, the delay is not satisfactorily explained. There is no sufficient cause for condonation of delay. Application is accordingly dismissed. (D.G. KARNIK, J)