IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD. CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 5675 OF 2008 IN FIRST APPEAL ST. NO. 13243 OF 2008 Godawari Marathwada Irrigation Development, Aurangabad through its Executive Engineer, Majalgaon Canal Division,Parbhani ...Applicant VERSUS The State of Maharashtra, through Collector, Beed and ors. ...Respondents ----- Shri S.S.Thombare, advocate for the applicant Smt. A.V.Gondhalekar, A.G.P. for respondent no.1 Shri R.D.Khadap, advocate for respondent no. 2 Respondent no.3 absent although served ----- CORAM : SRIHARI P. DAVARE, J. DATED : 3rd September, 2010 PER COURT : - 1 Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2 This is an application preferred by the applicant for condonation of delay of 304 days in filing the accompanying First Appeal. 3 After considering the rival submissions advanced by the learned counsel for the parties and for the reasons stated in the application, 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 (2) 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 304 days caused in filing the accompanying First Appeal stands condoned and said appeal be registered and number and present application is disposed of accordingly. [ SHRIHARI P. DAVARE, J.] dbm/ca5675.08