1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 4712 OF 2008 IN FIRST APPEAL St. NO. 16968 OF 2008 The State of Maharashtra ........Applicant versus Pandurang Kisha Mamale & ors........ Respondents. Mr. A.R. Patil AGP for the Applicant Mr. Sharad Ostwal i/b S.S. Kulkarni adv. for the respondents 1 & 3. CORAM: A. P. DESHPANDE, J. DATED : 28th JANUARY, 2009. P.C.: 1. By the present application the applicant/appellant State of Maharashtra is seeking condonation of delay of 153 days in filing the First Appeal, which in turn is directed against the award by the reference court enhancing the amount of compensation awarded to the respondent. The application is opposed by the learned counsel for the respondent and he submits that if the application is to be allowed the same should be subject to the payment of costs. For the reasons stated in the application the same is allowed however subject to the payment of costs of Rs.2000/- to be paid by the State to the respondent within a period of eight weeks from today. Application is disposed of. (A. P. DESHPANDE, J.) 2