1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.8447 OF 2008 Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions and Registrar's orders Court's or Judge's orders. Mr.P.N.Karlekar, for the petitioners. Mr.Vishwanath Talkute for respondent no.1. Mr S.D.Rayrikar,AGP, for respondent no. 6. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE, J. DATE : 14/10/2009 PC: Heard learned counsel for the parties. This writ petition is directed against the order dated 21.4.2008 passed by the Superintendent of Land Records, Pune, by which he has condoned the delay in filing appeal. The appeal is filed by respondent no.1. It is true that there is a long delay in filing the appeal. The Superintendent of Land Records has, however, condoned the delay for the reasons recorded in the order, which is T 2 running into about 20 pages. Keeping in view the nature of the order and the proceeding and considering extremely limited jurisdiction of this court under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, I am not inclined to entertain this writ petition. The submission of Mr Karlekar that the Superintendent of Land Records has no jurisdiction to entertain the appeal and that in view of the Judgment of this court in Gulabrao Bhaurao Kakade, since deceased by L.Rs and ors Vs. Nivruti Krishna Bhilare and ors, 2001 (4) Mh.L.J.31, the delay of more than three years cannot be condoned, need not be considered at this stage and I am satisfied that the following order shall meet the ends of justice. The Superintendent of Land Records shall hear and decide the appeal on merits in accordance with the law. All contentions on merits of the case including the contention of the petitioner 3 that the appeal itself is not maintainable are kept open. Insofar as issue of limitation is concerned, it is open to the petitioners to raise the same in further proceedings if the appeal is ultimately decided against the petitioners. All contentions of the parties in respect thereof are kept open. With these observations, the writ petition is disposed of. (D.B.BHOSALE, J.) 4