pdp FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 1952 OF 2008 IN FIRST APPEAL STAMP NO. 23479 OF 2005 ------------------------------------------------------ Office Notes, Office Court’s or Judge’s Memoranda of Coram, orders appearance, Court’s orders or directions and Registrar’s orders ------------------------------------------------------ Ms. S.P. Manchekar, AGP for applicant. CORAM: B.H. MARLAPALLE,J. 19/03/2009. P.C.: . Heard Ms. Manchekar, the learned AGP for the applicant-State. . First Appeal under Stamp No. 23479 of 2005 has been filed belatedly and hence this application for condonation of delay. . As per the office note, the appeal is beyond time by 88 days. The respondents were served, but none appears for them and no reply has been filed opposing the application. The award challenged in the appeal came to be passed on 30/3/2005 and on 1/4/2005 an application was submitted for certified true copy. Though it was ready on 19/4/2005, no efforts were made to collect the copy till 12/7/2005. However, justification has been provided for the delay caused and, therefore, the delay deserves to be condoned. . The application is allowed in terms of prayer clause (a). (B.H. Marlapalle,J.)