1 29 caf.1215.11 ndm FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET No. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICAITON NO. 1215 OF 2011 IN FIRST APPEAL (stamp) NO. 14892 OF 2009 Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court’s orders or directions and Registrar’s orders Court’s or Judge’s orders Mr. A.R.Patil, AGP for the Applicant/ State. CORAM : A.S.OKA, J. DATE : 02 nd August, 2011. P.C. . Heard the learned AGP appearing for the Applicant. 2 There is a delay of more than eight years in preferring an appeal for challenging the award made under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. Perusal of the application shows that the impugned award was passed on 6 th February, 2001. The Assistant Government Pleader at Islampur forwarded his opinion on 23 rd August, 2001 to the Law Ministry. The State Government issued a resolution 25 th September, 2001 authorizing the Government Pleader to prefer an appeal. However, said resolution was 2 29 caf.1215.11 received by the office of the Government Pleader on 4 th February, 2005. The application for obtaining certified copy was made on 10 th December, 2008 and ultimately the appeal was preferred on 18 th February, 2009. There is a gross unexplained delay at every stage. Hence, no case for condonation of delay is made out. The application is accordingly dismissed. 3 Civil Application No.1216 of 2009 does not survive and the same is disposed of. [ A.S.OKA, J ]