( 1 ) ca14829.10 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 14829 OF 2010 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 14830 OF 2010 IN FIRST APPEAL ST. NO. 27012 OF 2010 The State of Maharashtra & Ors. .. Applicants Versus Manik Dnyanoba Phad .. Respondent WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 14831 OF 2010 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 14832 OF 2010 IN FIRST APPEAL ST. NO. 27007 OF 2010 The State of Maharashtra & Ors. .. Applicants Versus Kishan Gunda Sonawane .. Respondent WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 14833 OF 2010 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 14834 OF 2010 IN FIRST APPEAL ST. NO. 27016 OF 2010 The State of Maharashtra & Ors. .. Applicants Versus Vithal Shivram LRs. Rambhaji Vithal Waghmare.. Respondents and ors. ( 2 ) ca14829.10 WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 14835 OF 2010 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 14836 OF 2010 IN FIRST APPEAL ST. NO. 26960 OF 2010 The State of Maharashtra & Ors. .. Applicants Versus Bhanudas Rama Waghmare .. Respondent Mr. S.N. Kendre, A.G.P. for the applicant/State. CORAM : R.M. BORDE, J. DATED : 01.08.2011 P.C. :- 1. These are the applications presented by the State seeking condonation of 1363 days delay occurred in presenting the appeals against the judgment and award passed on 21.06.2006. The Law & Judiciary Department resolved to prefer appeals and the certified copies were applied on 26.04.2007. Those were received on 27.04.2007. The Law and Judiciary Department sanctioned the proposal and forwarded it to the office of Government Pleader on 14.09.2007. The ( 3 ) ca14829.10 appeals were, however, presented only after lapse of three years i.e. on 13.09.2010. There is absolutely no reason in respect of occurrence of delay of more than four years in presenting the appeals. The applications are devoid of substance. 2. Apart from the aspect of delay, it is observed on perusal of the judgment of the Reference Court that the compensation amounting to Rs. 20,000/- per acre has been awarded by the Reference Court, which is quite moderate and even on consideration of the merits of the controversy, no interference is called for. Hence, the applications stand rejected. Consequently, the appeals presented by the State need not be registered. The appellant/State shall be entitled to refund of Court fees in accordance with the rules. All pending Civil Applications stand disposed of. [R.M. BORDE, J.] snk/2011/AUG11/ca14829.10