IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA MISC.CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 884 OF 2011 IN STAMP NUMBER MAIN NO. 3000 OF 2011 MR. RAMCHANDRA N. S. SAWARDEKAR ALIAS RAMCHANDRA N.S. SANVORDENKAR ... Applicant Versus MR. GURUDAS BABUSSO NAIK AND ANR., ... Respondents Shri S.D. Lotlikar, Senior Advocate with Ms. V. Palyekar, Advocate for the Applicant. Shri D. Pangam, Advocate for the Respondents. Coram:- F. M. REIS, J. Date:- 9th November, 2011 P.C.: Heard Shri S.D. Lotlikar, learned Senior Counsel appearing for the applicant and Shri Pangam, learned Counsel appearing for the respondents. 2. This is an application for condonation of delay of 18 days in preferring an Appeal From Order. It is not in dispute that the original appeal was preferred before the learned District Judge within a period of 30 days from the date of the impugned order. The appeal was preferred before the wrong forum and, therefore, the appeal memo was returned to enable the applicant to present the appeal before this Court. 3. Shri D. Pangam, learned Counsel appearing for the respondents has vehemently opposed the above application on the ground that there is no justification to prefer the appeal before the District Judge when such appeal was to be preferred before the High Court. 4. Considering the fact that the appeal was preferred before the learned District Judge within 30 days, and no malafides are established, I find no reason not to allow the application for condonation of delay. Hence, application for condonation of delay is allowed and the delay is condoned. Application stands disposed of accordingly. F. M. REIS, J. NH