(1) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, AURANGABAD BENCH, AT AURANGABAD. Civil Application No. 11190 of 2008 (In First Appeal Stamp No. 20284/2008) The State of Maharashtra, .. Applicants through the Collector, Latur, (Original and 2 others. respondents) versus Madhav s/o. Sidram Jadhav. .. Respondent (Original claimant) ....................... Mr. S.D. Kaldate, Assistant Government Pleader, for the applicants. Mr. M.S. Patil, Advocate, for the respondent (Absent). ........................ CORAM : K.U. CHANDIWAL, J. DATE : 17TH MARCH 2010 COURT'S ORDER : 1. Heard learned Assistant Government Pleader appearing for the applicants. (2) 2. The State seeks to condone delay of 702 days caused in filing the First Appeal. The judgment and award dated 11-8-2006 passed by the learned IIIrd Ad hoc Additional District Judge, Latur, in Land Acquisition Reference No. 996/1999, is challenged in the First Appeal. 3. The grounds referred in the application are not sufficient to explain the delay. Though the delay cannot be expected to be counted for every day, however, a rational approach, though desired, also is defused for want of explanation for the slumber in the process. 4. Incidentally, with the assistance of the learned Assistant Government Pleader, the order of the learned Reference Court, dated 11-8-2006 is perused. The learned Judge of the Reference Court has partly allowed the reference, the assessment is in the light of N.A. potentiality. The property was found to be located adjacent to village Karajgaon, Kanheri, Jainagar, Wagholi, Apchunda and Taluka Ausa. The geographical situation of village Wagholi from village Karajgaon and Taluka Ausa is also considered. The sale instances Exhibits 21, 22 and 23 of village Karajgaon and Wagholi indicated, they are pre-notifications dated 16-4-1993 and 19-8-1994 and the last one is post notification under (3) Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. 5. The grounds for condonation of delay are not sufficiently explained. Hence, the Civil Application is dismissed. Consequently, registration of First Appeal Stamp No. 20284/2008 is refused. ( K.U. CHANDIWAL ) JUDGE ......................... bgp/ca11190