(1) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR. CIVIL APPLICATION [F] NO. 2602/2010 IN FIRST APPEAL ST. NO. 4389/2010. Kisan Hiraman Yavale VERSUS State of Maharashtra and others. ________________________________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office Memoramda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders of directions Court's or Judge's orders. and Registrar's Orders. CORAM : R. M. SAVANT, J. DATED : FEBRUARY 09, 2011 Heard Shri B.J. Lonare, the learned Counsel for the applicant/appellant, learned A.G.P. for respondent nos. 1 and 3 and Shri A.G. Ramteke, the learned Counsel for respondent no.2. By the above Civil Application, the applicant/ appellant prays for condoning the delay of 849 days in filing the First Appeal. The reasons for the same are mentioned in the Civil Application. The sum and substance of the reasons is, that the applicant became aware of the judgment of the Reference Court dated 07.08.2007 only on 15.08.2008 when his Counsel who (2) represented him in the Reference Court, informed him. It is further mentioned that in view of the fact that an amount of Rs. 15,000/- as and by way of Court fees would be required and since the applicant/appellant was not in a position to pay the said amount, some time has elapsed. The applicant/appellant claims that the plight of the farmers in the Vidarbha Region is well known and in view thereof some time has elapsed in making the financial arrangement for paying the Court fees and prepare the papers. In my view the reasons mentioned in the Civil Application commend acceptance. The learned Counsel appearing for the acquiring body very fairly submits to the orders of the Court. In that view of the matter, the above Civil Application is allowed. Resultantly, the delay of 849 days in filing the First Appeal stands condoned. Civil Application is accordingly disposed of. No costs. JUDGE Rgd