1 THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH AT NAGPUR Civil Application No. 6699/2008 in F.A.St. No. 19581/2008 The State of Maharashtra & ors. ..vs.. Pundlik Nathu Nagpure ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's Orders or Court's or Judge's Orders directions and Registrar's orders. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mr. Sonak, A.G.P. for applicants. Mr. Bhamgurkar, Advocate for respondent. CORAM: S. A. BOBDE & F. M. REIS,JJ. DATED : 19 th June, 2009 1. Heard. 2. This is an application for condonation of delay of 300 days in filing the present appeal. The reasons appeared to be that the Government Pleader of the District Court did not bring the judgment of the District Judge to the notice of the appellants. Certified copy was applied for on 20.12.2007 i.e. after a period of six months of the delivery of judgment. On receipt of the copy on 21.01.2008, opinion was obtained from the Law and Judiciary Department to file appeal and after the Law and Judiciary Department is said to have given its opinion on 16.05.2008. 3. Mr. Bhamburkar, learned counsel for the respondent pointed out that there is inordinate delay and also negligence on the part of the appellant. We find no 2 justification why the office of the District Government Pleader ought not to have informed the parties about passing of the judgment and why it should take as long as six months for even making an application for certified copy. The next stage is seeking opinion of the Law and Judiciary Department. The Law and Judiciary Department has its fully functioning office at Nagpur and there is no reason why obtaining opinion from the Department should take about four months, particularly when the period of limitation is 90 days. Thus, though the delay is administrative, we find that it has caused due to negligence and casual attitude. Hence, we allow the application for condonation of delay subject to payment of costs in the sum of Rs. 5,000/- payable to the respondent. Application stands disposed of accordingly. JUDGE JUDGE kahale