IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA MISC.CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 956 OF 2007 IN STAMP NUMBER MAIN NO. 2518 OF 2007 DEPUTY COLLECTOR (L.A.) AND ANR., ... Applicants Versus DESIDERIO RAFAEL DE PIEDADE MENEZES AND 2 ORS., ... Respondents Ms. Rakhi M. Chodankar, Additional Government Advocate for the Applicants. Mr. Ryan Menezes, Advocate for Respondent No.1. Coram:- A. P. LAVANDE & N. A. BRITTO, JJ. Date:- 27th February, 2008 P.C.:- Heard learned Counsel on behalf of both parties. Respondent Nos.2 and 3 are duly served but are absent. We have perused the decisions cited by Mr. Ryan Menezes, learned Counsel on behalf of Respondent No.1 reported in P. K. Ramachandran v. State of Kerala(AIR 1998 SC 2276 and in Special Land Acquisition Officer and another v. Jose Prazeres de Piedade Pinto and others(2006(1) Goa L.R. 437) and perused the cause shown in the application. Considering the same, in our view, the delay can be condoned subject to payment of costs of Rs.1000/- in favour of Respondent No.1. The payment be made within a period of three weeks. Miscellaneous Civil Application disposed of. A. P. LAVANDE, J. N. A. BRITTO, J. RD.