1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD. CIVIL APPLICATION NO.10472 OF 2007 IN FIRST APPEAL STAMP NO.21710 OF 2007 Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. ... APPLICANT VERSUS Raju Kishan Gujarwad & anr. ... RESPONDENTS ----- Shri V.P. Raje, Advocate holding for Shri Dhananjay Deshpande, Advocate for the applicant Respondent No.2 absent although served Respondent No.1 absent although served through paper publication ----- CORAM : SHRIHARI P. DAVARE, J. DATED : 3rd September, 2010. ORAL ORDER : 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant. 2. This is an application preferred by the applicant for condonation of delay of 28 days caused in filing the accompanying First Appeal. For the reasons stated in the application, it appears that the applicant has explained the delay satisfactorily. Moreover, the said delay does not appear to be 2 willful, deliberate and intentional and certainly it is not inordinate and, therefore, the said delay deserves to be condoned in the interest of justice. 3. In the result, present application is allowed in terms of prayer clause (B) thereof and delay of 28 days caused in filing the accompanying First Appeal stands condoned and accompanying First Appeal be registered and numbered and present application is disposed of accordingly. [SHRIHARI P. DAVARE, J.] fmp/ca10472.07