1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 219 OF 2008 IN LETTERS PATENT APPEAL (STAMP) NO. 7627 OF 2008 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 5673 OF 2001 The State of Maharashtra and others ).. Applicants Versus Shri Dattu Damu Wadhane ).. Respondent Mr. R.M. Patne, Assistant Government Pleader, for the Applicants. CORAM : SWATANTER KUMAR, C.J. A.M. KHANWILKAR, J. DATED : 11TH NOVEMBER 2009 P.C. The learned Counsel appearing for the Applicants has brought to our notice order dated 18th July 2007 passed in Civil Application No. 23 of 2007 in Letters Patent Appeal (St.) No. 56 of 2006 by another Division Bench of this Court. For reasons stated in the said order and following the order passed by the other Bench, we condone the delay in filing the Letters Patent Appeal subject to payment of costs of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten 2 thousand only) to the Respondents. Civil Application disposed of accordingly. 2. List the present Letters Patent Appeal along with Letters Patent Appeal (Stamp) No.56 of 2006. CHIEF JUSTICE A.M. KHANWILKAR, J.