1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, AURANGABAD BENCH, AURANGABAD CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 13353 OF 2008 IN FIRST APPEAL ST. NO. 20003 OF 2008 Bansilal s/o Bulakhi Choudhari and anr. ...Applicants VERSUS The State of Maharashtra and ors. ...Respondents ----- Shri A.M.Hajare, advocate holding for Shri A.B.Kale, advocate for the applicants Smt. S.D.Shelke, A.G.P. for respondents ----- CORAM : SRIHARI P. DAVARE, J. DATED : 24 th September, 2010 PER COURT : - 1 Heard learned counsel for the applicants and learned A.G.P. for respondents. 2 This is an application preferred by the applicants for condonation of delay of 302 days in filing the accompanying First Appeal. 2 3 Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that in connecting matter i.e. Civil Application No. 11325 of 2008 in First Appeal St. No. 20319 of 2008, delay of 307 days has been condoned by this Court vide order dated 12.1.2009, and hence, in this Civil Application also delay may be condoned. 4 Learned A.G.P. for respondents opposed the application vehemently and submitted that present application bears no substance and same is devoid any merits, and therefore, same be rejected. 5 For the reasons stated in the application and after considering the submissions advanced by learned counsel for the applicants and the learned A.G.P. for the respondents/State, it appears that the applicants have explained the delay satisfactorily. Moreover, it also appears that the said delay is not willful, deliberate or intentional and certainly it is not inordinate, and hence, same deserves to be condoned in the interest of justice. 6 In the result, present application is allowed in terms of prayer clause 'Q' thereof and delay of 302 days caused in filing the 3 accompanying First Appeal stands condoned and said appeal be registered and numbered and present application is disposed of accordingly. [SHRIHARI P. DAVARE, J.] dbm/ca13353.08