FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURNAGABAD Office Notes, Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court’s orders or directios and Registrar’s Orders. COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS __________________________________________________________________________________________ 1206 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2726 OF 2011 ,In FAST/4118/2011 THE STATE OF MAH THROUGH CLLECTOR, LATUR AND ANR VERSUS HULAJI PUNDLIK DEOKATE ANDANR ... Advocate for applicant(s) : Mr. K.S. Patil, AGP ... CORAM : R.M. BORDE, J. Dated: August 2, 2011 ... 1 This is an application seeking condonation of delay of 1933 days occurred in presenting the appeal. 2 Judgment in the matter was pronounced by the reference court on 29-7-2005. The office of the Jt. Secretary, Law and Judiciary Department recommended presentation of appeal in the matter and issued letter dated 3-1-2006 in that regard to the office of the Government Pleader, Aurangabad. However, the appeal actually came to be presented after gap of about five years i.e. on 11-2-2011. Inordinate delay occurred in presenting the appeal has not been properly explained by the applicant. Apart from this, even on consideration of the merits of the case, appeal does not deserve favourable consideration. The Land Acquisition Officer prescribed value of the acquired property at Rs. 160/- per R whereas reference court has prescribed market value FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURNAGABAD Office Notes, Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court’s orders or directios and Registrar’s Orders. COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS __________________________________________________________________________________________ of the acquired property at Rs. 350/- per R. Increase that has been allowed by the reference court is quite meager. Even on consideration of merits of the controversy, appeal does not deserve favourable consideration. 3 Application presented by the State seeking condonation of delay is devoid of substance hence stands rejected. Appeal presented by the State need not be registered. Applicant / State is entitled to claim refund of court fees,in accordance with rules. ( R.M. BORDE, J. ) dyb