1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, AURANGABAD BENCH, AURANGABAD CIVIL APPLICATION NO.5616 OF 2008 IN FIRST APPEAL ST. NO.13504 OF 2007 Godawari Marthwada Irrigation Development Corporation .... Applicant VERSUS The State of Maharashtra & others .... Respondents ..... Shri S.S. Thombre, advocate, for applicant. Shri K.J. Ghute Patil, AGP for the respondent No. 1 Civil Application is dismissed against Respondent No. 2. ..... CORAM : SHRIHARI P.DAVARE, J. DATED : 09th December, 2009 PER COURT : 1 Perused. Heard learned counsel for the applicant. 2 The applicant has preferred the present application for condonation of delay of 307 days caused in filing the accompanying First Appeal, challenging the judgment and award 2 dated 28-04-2006 passed by learned Ist Adhoc Additional District Judge, Ambajogai, Dist. Beed in L.A.R. No. 07 of 2005. 3 On perusal of the averments in the present application and after considering the submissions advanced by learned counsel for respondent No. 1 /AGP and submitted that the said delay is not willful, deliberate and intentional, and therefore, same be condoned., it appears that the applicant has explained the reasons for delay caused in filing the accompanying First Appeal in para no.2 & 3 thereof satisfactorily. Hence it appears that the delay occurred in filing the accompanying First Appeal is not deliberate, willful or intentional and, therefore, same is required to be condoned in the interest of justice. 4 In the result, present application is allowed in terms of prayer clause ‘’B” thereof and delay of 307 days caused in filing the accompanying First Appeal stands condoned. Accompanying First Appeal be registered and numbered and present Civil Application stands disposed of accordingly. (SHRIHARI P. DAVARE, J.) SDM* CA5616.08