1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY : AURANGABAD BENCH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 1817 OF 2009 IN FIRST APPEAL ST. NO. 21559 OF 2008 1. Godavari Marathwada Irrigation Development Corporation - through its Executive Director. 2. Executive Engineer, Latur Minor Irrigation, Latur. - - - - Applicants versus 1. Ashok s/o. Gurunath Patil, age 35 years, occ. agriculture, and Advocate, R/o. Masabachiwadi, taluka Nilanga, dist. Latur. - - - Respondents Shri S. G. Sangle, Advocate for applicants. CORAM : B. R. GAVAI & N. D. DESHPANDE, JJ. Dated : 6th August 2009 PER COURT : 1. This is application for condonation of delay. Delay is of 61 days. Reason given in the application is that applicant is a statutory body and some time was required in the procedural requirements 2 for obtaining sanction. 2. It is further submitted that some time was required in making arrangement for Court fees. Taking into consideration the grounds raised in the application and further that huge money belonging to public exchequer is involved in the matter, we are inclined to allow the application. Civil Application is allowed. ( N.D.DESHPANDE, J. ) ( B. R. GAVAI, J. ) pnk/ca181709