1 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD CA NOS.2697/2009; 2699/2009 IN FA ST.NO.3207/2009. CA NOS.2702/2009; 2703/2009 IN FA ST.NO.3193/2009. CA NOS.2700/2009; 2701/2009 IN FA ST.NO.3201/2009. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office notes, office Memoranda of Coram,appearances, Court’s orders Court’s or Judge’s orders. or directions and Registrar’s orders ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mr. DV Tele, AGP for State; Mr.SP Chapalgaonkar, Adv. for Resp.No.1 ___ CORAM : K.U.CHANDIWAL, J. DATE : 4th January, 2010. ... 1) Heard learned AGP and learned Counsel representing the original claimants. 2) The State seeks to condone delay of 590 days in filing the First Appeals, seeking to challenge the Award of the Reference Court dated 2nd April, 2007. It was canvassed, apart from the delay being properly explained, the appeal is based on sound grounds and the appellant has good merit in the appeal. 2 3) The reason assigned for seeking condonation of delay does not apply to reason as from the date of the judgment dated 2nd April, 2007, no concrete steps to prosecute the matter diligently were taken. The sufficient grounds, as contemplated under the law, are not spelt out in the very application. The laxity shown cannot be further encouraged. 4) That apart, with the assistance of learned AGP, I have gone through the Award under challenge. I do not see any unreasonableness in the Award of enhancement. The sale instance though is considered of village Loha, while the land is at Honi Hipparga, Tq. Udgir, it is informed that it is not far away and barely the land is situate at 2 kms. or even short to that. The sale instances which were available are also not of petty piece of land. Taking all these aspects into consideration, the applications for condonation of delay, 3 stay and the appeals are dismissed. No costs. Necessary court fees be refunded as per the Rules. (K.U.CHANDIWAL) JUDGE bdv/ca2697.09