1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, AURANGABAD BENCH, AURANGABAD CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 6376 OF 2008 IN FIRST APPEAL ST. NO. 10678 OF 2008 New India Insurance Co. Ltd. ...Applicant VERSUS Santosh s/o Rajendra Dudhbhate and anr. ...Respondents ----- Shri S.G.Chapalgaonker, advocate for the applicant Shri M.B.Kolpe, advocate for respondent no.1 absent Respondent no.2 served through paper publication ----- CORAM : SRIHARI P. DAVARE, J. DATED : 24 th September, 2010 PER COURT : - 1 Heard learned counsel for the applicant. 2 This is an application preferred by the applicant for condonation of delay of 7 days in filing the accompanying First Appeal. 2 3 For the reasons stated in the application and after considering the submissions advanced by learned counsel for the applicant, it appears that the applicant has explained the delay satisfactorily. Moreover, it also appears that the said delay is not willful, deliberate or intentional and certainly it is not inordinate, and hence, same deserves to be condoned in the interest of justice. 4 In the result, present application is allowed in terms of prayer clause 'B' thereof and delay of 7 days caused in filing the accompanying First Appeal stands condoned and said appeal be registered and numbered and present application is disposed of accordingly. 5 Rule is made absolute accordingly. [SHRIHARI P. DAVARE, J.] dbm/ca6376.08