ca3551.11 -1- FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD CIVIL APPLICATION NO.3551 OF 2011 IN FIRST APPEAL (ST.) NO. 4443 OF 2011 ________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office | Memoranda of Coram, | Court's or Judge's orders appearances, Court's | orders or directions | and Registrar's orders | ________________________________________________________ Mrs V.A. Shinde, AGP for the applicants None for the respondents though served. ..... CORAM: MRS. MRIDULA BHATKAR, J. DATED: 20TH OCTOBER, 2011 P.C. This is an application for condonation of delay of 961 days caused in filing the first appeal. Heard learned AGP for the applicants. It is submitted that delay is caused due to lengthy administrative process and the appellant- applicant being the State, Section 5 of Limitation Act be liberally construed in view of the law laid down by the Apex Court in the case of State of Karnataka Vs. Moinoddin Kunny, reported in 2009 AIR SC 2577. None appears for the respondent though served. ca3551.11 -2- For the reasons stated in the application and considering the submission advanced by the learned AGP for the applicant, the application is allowed in terms of prayer clause “B” and disposed of. Delay condoned. (MRS. MRIDULA BHATKAR, J.) rlj/ ca3551.11 -3- FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD CIVIL APPLICATION NO.3552 OF 2011 IN FIRST APPEAL (ST.) NO. 4443 OF 2011 ________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office | Memoranda of Coram, | Court's or Judge's orders appearances, Court's | orders or directions | and Registrar's orders | ________________________________________________________ Mrs. V.A. Shinde, AGP. for the applicants None for the respondents though served. ..... CORAM: MRS. MRIDULA BHATKAR, J. DATED: 20TH OCTOBER, 2011 P.C. This application is moved by the applicants for grant of stay to the impugned judgment and award/order dated 31.3.2008 passed by the learned Joint Judge, S.D. Ahmedpur, District Latur in L.A.R. No. 44 of 2003. The learned AGP for the applicants submits that the acquiring body will deposit the entire amount of award within a period of 12 weeks from today. In view of this statement, the civil application is allowed in terms of prayer clause “B”. ca3551.11 -4- It is made clear that if the applicants fail to deposit the amount, as aforesaid, the order of granting stay would automatically stand vacated without further reference to the court. Application is disposed of. rlj/ (MRS. MRIDULA BHATKAR, J.)