1 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH AT NAGPUR C.A.F. No.3255/2009 in First Appeal St. No.17758/2009 ( Ali Mohd. Sheikh Mohd. ..V/s.. State of Maharashtra +2 ) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's Orders or Court's or Judge's Orders directions and Registrar's orders. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mr. M.K. Pathan, counsel for the applicant. Mr. Agnihotri, counsel for the respondent no.3. Ms Wasnik, A.G.P. for respondent nos.1 and 2. Coram : F.M.REIS, J. Dated : 26th February 2010. Head the learned counsel for the applicant, the learned A.G.P. for respondent nos.1 and 2 and the learned counsel for the respondent no.3. This is an application for condonation of delay of 3 years and 1 day in filing the first appeal challenging the judgment dated 10/8/2006 in L.A.C. Case No.539/2009. It is the contention of the learned counsel for the applicant that the applicant is a poor farmer and was unable to raise the necessary funds to file the first appeal within time as he is not aware about the exigencies of law. There is no reply filed by the respondents to this application. 2 As no malafides have been attributed to the applicant, in the facts and circumstances of the case, the delay of 3 years and 1 day is condoned subject applicant's deposing a sum of Rs.1,000/- to the High Court Legal Aid Sub-Committee, Nagpur within three weeks from today. Application stands disposed of accordingly. Judge. Tambaskar.