FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court’s orders or directions and Registrar’s Orders. COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS CA/3307/2010 EX.ENGR. V/S STATE WITH CA/3298/2010, CA/3567/2010, CA/4081/2010, CA/4083/2010, CA/4086/2010, CA/4089/2010, CA/4091/2010. 1. These are the applications for condonation of delay occurred in filing the first appeals against the judgment and award passed by the Reference Court enhancing the amount of compensation in favour of the claimants. 2. Shri Bhalerao, learned Advocate for applicant states that the applicant is the acquiring body. Delay has been caused on account of administrative reasons, such as seeking approval from the Head Office and also opinion from the Panel Advocate. 3. Shri Pawar, learned Advocate for respondents opposes the application on the ground that the administrative reasons cannot come within the ambit and purview of 'sufficient cause' as enumerated under Section 5 of the Indian Limitation Act. Therefore, according to him, as no sufficient ground has been stated, the application deserves to be rejected. 4. The applicant has stated the date when the application for certified copy was made, the date on which the copy was received and that after receipt of the said certified copy, Executive Engineer had approached the Executive Director of the applicant to seek further instructions, who, in turn, had referred the same to the Legal Department for seeking an opinion. Time was consumed in the same. 5. In the light of the above, the delay is condoned. Civil Applications are allowed. No order as to costs. Dt.19.11.2010 (S.V.GANGAPURWALA, J.) akl