1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION NO.2625 OF 2009 IN CROSS OBJECTION (STAMP) NO.13786 OF 2009 IN FIRST APPEAL NO.1394 OF 2008 Kunda Dashrath Doke .....Applicant V/s. I.B.P. Co. Ltd. & Ors. ..... Respondents Mr.Sandesh Deshpande, for the Applicant. Mr.G.S.Godbole i/by M/s.Sarkar & Sarkar, for respondent No.1. CORAM :P.B.MAJMUDAR & R.V.MORE, JJ. DATE : JULY 21, 2009 P.C. 1. Notice to respondent Nos.2 to 5 is dispensed with. 2. Rule. 3. Mr.G.S.Godbole waives service of rule on behalf of respondent No.1. Service of rule to other respondents is waived as they are all officers of respondent No.1. 4. This is an application for condonation of delay in filing cross objection. There is a delay of 210 days in filing cross objection. The learned counsel appearing for respondent No.1 states that in view of 2 the stand taken in the proceedings, this cross objection may not be maintainable as there would have been contradictory stand taken by the applicant. 5. While examining the question of condonation of delay, merits of the cross objection are not required to be taken into consideration and the same can be decided as and when the appeal and cross objection are taken for hearing. In our view, since the appeal is already admitted, it would be just and proper to condone the delay in filing the cross-objection. The delay in filing cross objection is hereby condoned. Cross objection be taken on record. 6. Civil application stands disposed of. ( R.V.MORE, J. ) (P.B.MAJMUDAR, J.)