IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL APPLICATION NO.7639 OF 1997. APPLICATION NO.7639 OF 1997. APPLICATION NO.7639 OF 1997. IN IN IN FIRST FIRST FIRST APPEAL (ST) NO.22222 OF 1995. APPEAL (ST) NO.22222 OF 1995. APPEAL (ST) NO.22222 OF 1995. .................................................................. Office notes, office memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court’s Court’s or Judge’s orders. orders or directions and Registrar’s orders. .................................................................. Shri S.N.Gawade, A.G.P for the applicant. Shri Nitin Mahram for the Respondent. CORAM CORAM CORAM : ABHAY S.OKA, J. : ABHAY S.OKA, J. : ABHAY S.OKA, J. DATED DATED DATED : 11th January, 2008. : 11th January, 2008. : 11th January, 2008. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: 1. Heard learned A.G.P for the applicant. This is an application for condonation of delay of more than two years in preferring an appeal against an award dated 28th April, 1993 made under section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The application discloses that the certified copy of the impugned judgment and award was applied for on 03rd July, 1995. There is no explanation whatsoever either in the application or in the additional affidavit of Shri Ashok Vinayak Gadre for delay in applying for certified copy. The said affidavit explains the delay from 03rd July, 1995. Considering the gross unexplained delay in filing an application for grant of certified copy, no case is made out for condonation of delay. Application is rejected. ... 2 ... JUDGE JUDGE JUDGE