:1: IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE SIDE CIVIL APPELLATE SIDE CIVIL APPELLATE SIDE CIVIL APPLICATION NO.98 OF 2007 CIVIL APPLICATION NO.98 OF 2007 CIVIL APPLICATION NO.98 OF 2007 IN IN IN CIVIL REVISION APPLICATION NO. OF 2007 CIVIL REVISION APPLICATION NO. OF 2007 CIVIL REVISION APPLICATION NO. OF 2007 The State of Maharashtra ...Applicant. v. Vijaysingh R. Sawant & Anr. ...Respondents. Mr.S.K.Chinchalkar, G.P. for the Applicant/State. Mr.S.R.Bhalekar , adv. for the Respondents. CORAM: CORAM: CORAM: J.H.BHATIA,J. J.H.BHATIA,J. J.H.BHATIA,J. DATE: 15th February, 2008. DATE: 15th February, 2008. DATE: 15th February, 2008. P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. Heard the learned counsel for the Parties. 2. By this application, the Government of Maharashtra, who is original defendant and revision applicant before this Court, seeks condonation of delay of 546 days in filing revision application against the dismissal of its appeal by the Appellant Bench before the Small Cause Court, Mumbai. It is explained that while the judgment was passed on 20-07-05, certified copy was made available on 5-9-2005. Thereafter, the concerned department of the Government secured consent of the Law Department on 16-10-2006 to file writ petition and a writ petition was prepared and was about to be filed but then this Court in another writ petition held on 24-8-2006 that in such matter revision :2: application lies and not writ. Therefore, the present revision application was prepared and filed on 21-4-2007. It is true that there has been long delay and it also appears that the long delay was caused by the concerned department of the Government in taking decision to file a writ petition or revision application. However, I find that it will be in the interest of justice to allow the present application to condone the delay. 3. In the result, application is allowed. Delay is hereby condoned. Revision Application be registered and listed for admission on 25th February, 2008. (J.H.BHATIA,J.) (J.H.BHATIA,J.) (J.H.BHATIA,J.)