1 C. A. No. 5842/2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 5842 OF 2010 IN FIRST APPEAL STAMP NO. 10454 OF 2010 United India Insurance Co. Ltd. .. Applicant Versus Shivaji Raghuji Ghule and another .. Respondents Shri A. B. Gatne, Advocate for the Applicant. Shri S. K. Shinde, Advocate for the Respondent No. 1. Shri M. D. Shinde, Advocate for the Respondent No. 2. CORAM : K. K. TATED, J. DATE : 15TH DECEMBER, 2010. PER COURT : . Heard learned counsel for the parties. The present civil application is preferred by the original respondent No. 2/Insurance Company for condonation of 49 days delay in preferring appeal against the judgment and award dated 30th October, 2009 passed by the learned Member, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Sangamner in M. A. C. P. No. 166/2004. The learned counsel appearing on behalf of applicant submits that 2 C. A. No. 5842/2010 the delay occurred on account of taking sanction from higher authorities. He submits that higher authorities Regional Office is at Puna and in that process delay occurred. 2. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of respondents vehemently opposed present civil application on the ground that applicant failed to disclose sufficient cause for the delay. 3. Considering submissions made by the learned counsel appearing on behalf of applicant and explanation given in para 3, 4 and 5 of the civil application, the civil application is allowed in terms of prayer clause "B" which reads as under : (B) Your Lordship be pleased to condone the delay of 49 days caused in filing the First Appeal, in this Hon'ble Court, against the impugned Judgment and order/Award dt. 30.10.2009, passed by the Member, M.A.C.T. SANGAMNER, AT SANGAMNER, , Dist. AHMEDNAGAR in M.A.C.P. No. 166 of 2004 and be pleased to order to number the said First Appeal, hear and decide the same on it's merit as per law. The civil application is disposed of accordingly. [K. K. TATED, J.] bsb/Dec. 10