1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE CIVIL JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION NO.42 OF 2003 IN LETTERS PATENT APPEAL(ST) NO.16552 OF 2002 IN WRIT PETITION NO.5256 OF 1998 The Director of Agriculture & Anr. ...Applicants Vs. Chandrakant R. Jadhav ...Respondent Mr.N.P.Deshpande , A.G.P for Applicants None for Respondent CORAM: SHRI J.N.PATEL & SMT. ROSHAN DALVI, JJ. DATED: 4TH APRIL, 2007 P.C. 1. Heard. 2. This is an application for condonation of delay filed by the State in LPA. The reasons given in the application are of procedural and administrative difficulties, though this does not appear to be a good and sufficient reason, but in order to give a fair opportunity to appellants we are inclined to condone the delay, subject to cost of Rs.3000/- . We make it 2 clear that the State shall recover the costs from the Officers who are found to be negligent in prosecuting the matters. 3. Costs to be deposited in this Court within 2 weeks. On such costs being deposited, the same be credited in the Account of Maharashtra State Legal Services Authority, High Court, Bombay. (SMT.ROSHAN DALVI, J.) (SHRI.J.N.PATEL, J.)