1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION NO.3947 OF 2001 IN FIRST APPEAL (ST) NO.34270 OF 1998 The State of Maharashtra .... Applicant Vs. Shri Ganu Yesu Nhavi (deceased) .... Respondents through his LRs. Mrs. Geeta Mulekar, Advocate for Applicant. Mr. Pradip Patil, Advocate for Respondents no.1-b to 1-h). Coram : SMT. R.P. SONDURBALDOTA, J. Date : 19th December, 2008 P.C. 1. This Civil Application is filed by the State of Maharashtra for condonation of delay of 1072 days in filing the First Appeal to challenge the order dated 25th July,1995. The application is opposed by the respondents. They have filed affidavit of respondent No. 1(b) to oppose the application. 2. The Civil Application shows that the learned District Government Pleader forwarded opinion to the Collector of Sangli on 5th January 1996 that the appeal should be preferred against the impugned order. The copy of opinion was also forwarded to Law and Judiciary Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai. There was some time 2 consumed by the office in taking of final decision in filing the appeal. However, the application shows that there was substantial delay on the part of the District Government Pleader, Sangli in filing the application for certified copy of the judgment and decree. The application was filed more than two years after the date of judgment and decree. There is no explanation whatsoever to explain this delay. In the circumstances, it must be held that the applicant has not made out sufficient cause for condonation of delay. Hence, the order : O R D E R 1. The Civil Application is dismissed. 2. In view of dismissal of the Civil Application, First Appeal (stamp) No.34270 of 19980 also stands dismissed. (SMT.R.P. SONDURBALDOTA,J)