1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR C.A. NO. 4315 OF 2003 IN FIRST APPEAL ST. NO. 12661 OF 2003 (State of Maharashtra vs. Ravindra Nanaji Dhote) AND C.A. NO. 4317 OF 2003 IN FIRST APPEAL ST. NO. 12663 OF 2003 (State of Maharashtra vs. Mahadu Waghu Kolam & Anr.) Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. CORAM : B.P. DHARMADHIKARI, J. JANUARY 06, 2009. The prayer in both these civil applications filed by the State Government is to condone delay of 2 years and 61 days in filing appeal under Section 54 of Land Acquisition Act. The only explanation given is contained in paras 2 & 3 of the applications. It appears that insofar as office of Government Pleader is concerned, they received sanction and completed the procedure on their part and on 11.9.2001 demanded identical copies of the judgment and decree and also reasons for condonation of delay. The reasons for condonation of delay were communicated on 28.1.2003 i.e. more than one year and four months after the same were asked for. The additional affidavit has been filed on 12.9.2006 and in the said additional affidavit in para 2 4, it has been mentioned that after proposal was submitted by District Government Pleader to find out whether the appeal is to be filed or not, approval was granted on 20.12.2001 and it was received by the appellant and thereafter a letter was sent by the office of Government Pleader which was received by Government Pleader on 19.1.2002. It is mentioned that thereafter the copies of documents were submitted to office of Government Pleader with certified copy on 18.6.2003 and 19.6.2003. Thus, it is apparent that the additional affidavits filed are incongruous with the applications for condonation of delay which have been drafted on 1.2.2003. No case is, therefore, being made out warranting condonation of delay. Civil Applications are, therefore, rejected. JUDGE *GS.