1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD Civil Application No.3379 OF 2008 With Civil Application No.3378 Of 2008 With Civil Application No.3377 Of 2008 IN First Appeal Stamp No.5755 OF 2008 The Executive Engineer, Lower Terna Project, Canal Division No.2, Latur. ... Applicant. Versus The State of Maharashtra & Another. ... Respondent. ----- Shri. Ruturaj Patil, Advocate, for the applicant. Shri. S.K. Tambe, Assistant Government Pleader, for respondent No.1. ------ CORAM: N.D. DESHPANDE, J. DATE: 15th JUNE 2009 PER COURT : 1) Heard Shri. Ruturaj Patil for the applicant and Shri. S.K. Tambe, Assistant Government Pleader for the State on all the applications i.e. Civil applications for condonation of delay, for leave to file appeal and for stay. 2 2) Perused the applications. The dispute is small. The amount disputed is Rs.4,550/- which is the enhanced compensation allowed by the Reference Court under the impugned Award in the matter of acquisition of 7 R land. 3) The respondent No.1 – State of Maharashtra has not challenged the Award so for, for the reasons best known to it. As mentioned above, the disputed amount is only Rs. 4,550/-. It is mentioned that the appellant was not party before the Reference Court and after it got knowledge about the same, a certified copy was obtained. However, no satisfactory explanation is coming forth for the delay occasioned after the appellant has received the certified copy, except vague averments. The reasons are required to be stated and delay needs to be explained though not necessarily to be proved. 4) In that view of the matter, the application for condonation of delay stands rejected. The applications for leave to file appeal and for stay also stand rejected. Refund of Court fees as per rules. (N.D. DESHPANDE, J.) rsl/ ca.3379.08.delay