1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR C.A.Z.No. 175/2009 IN L.P.A.St.NO. 3474/2009 IN W.P.NO. 3110/2008. ( Zilla Parishad, Amravati -: versus :- Dadarao Ramraoji Wadekar) 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 AND F.M. REIS, JJ. DATED : SEPTEMBER 14, 2009. Head Shri M.A. Sable, learned Counsel for applicant and Shri Y.P. Kaslikar, learned Counsel for respondent. Prayer is to condone delay of 572 days in filing Letters Patent Appeal. Administrative compliances appears to be the reason for this delay. The applicant – Zilla Parishad is contending that by the impugned order a employee on contract basis has been given pensionary benefits. Shri Kaslikar, learned counsel for respondent strongly opposes the prayer for delay. He further states that the respondent has put in about 39 years of continuous service. As we do not find any malafide, we condone the delay, subject to payment of cost of Rs. 1500/- by the applicant to the present respondent by 30.09.2009. If the costs are so paid, office to register the L.P.A. and place it for further consideration. 2 Civil Application is accordingly allowed. JUDGE JUDGE Rgd.