1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR Civil Application No.6922 of 2005. [State of Maharashtra and others] Vs. [Santosh Babulal Chikhlonde] ---------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram,appearances,Court's orders Court's or Judge's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. Shri Shri J. B. Jaiswal, AGP for the appellant. Shri Anant Dixit Advocate for respondent. Coram: C. L. PANGARKAR, J. Dated: 29th January 2008. 1. Heard. 2. The first appeal has been filed against the award passed by the Reference Court, by the State of Maharashtra. There is a delay of 406 days in filing the appeal. 3. It is stated in the application that the delay has been caused due to administrative and procedural difficulties, and there was no intentional delay. 4. In view of what has been stated 2 in the affidavit filed on behalf of the appellant, delay is condoned subject to payment of Rs.1000/- to be paid to the respondent within a period of four weeks. 5. Steno copy of this order be supplied to the learned AGP free of cost. JUDGE Sbm