1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR CIVIL APPLICATION S. NO.213/2011 IN SECOND APPEAL ST. NO.4048/2011 Secretary, Grampanchayat Belora, Tq. Chandur Bazar, Distt. Amravati and another ...Versus... Girish Dayaram Watt and another Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. [Shri V.A. Kothale, Adv. for applicants] CORAM : A.B. CHAUDHARI, J. DATED : 27.06.2011. This is an application for condonation of delay in filing second appeal. Delay is of 485 days. Heard learned Counsel for the applicants – Grampanchayat and Sarpanch. I have gone through the contents of the application. Delay of 485 days has not been explained satisfactorily. There is no explanation why writ petition was filed in the Court when the same could not have at all been filed. That apart, even then simply by filing appeal, the same was kept pending for removal of office objections in this Court. That clearly shows that the applicants were not diligent. Thus, 2 the reasons therefore are not sufficient to condone the delay. It appears that the applicants had suspended water supply to the villagers. It is not the case of the applicants that the respondents were not paying water bills. The applicants should not have suspended water supply in this manner unless it is shown that the bills were not paid. There is no merit in the civil application. The same is, therefore, dismissed. Consequently, second appeal is also dismissed. No order as to costs. JUDGE ssw