1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH AT NAGPUR Civil Application No. 1623/2008 in F.A. St. No. 1810/2008 The state of Maharashtra and Ors. ..vs.. Suryabhan Amarsingh Rathod -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's Orders or Court's or Judge's Orders directions and Registrar's orders. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CORAM: D. K. DESHMUKH AND PRASANNA B. VARALE, JJ. DATED : 16 th DECEMBER, 2008 This application is taken out by the appellants for condonation of delay. The delay is of 534 days. The reasons given are regarding administrative delay. There is no specific mention for the delay and the reasons given are vague. We have gone through the record. So far as the land cost is concerned, the Land Acquisition Officer had awarded compensation at the rate of Rs. 37,000/- per Hectare. The reference Court had enhanced it to Rs.42,000/- per Hectare. The Land Acquisition Officer had given meager compensation for the Orange trees which were standing in the land. The trees were of 7 to 8 years old, therefore, they are fruit bearing trees and, therefore, the reference Court had 2 awarded compensation at the rate of Rs. 4,000/- per tree. By no stretch of imagination it can be called exorbitant. In our opinion, considering the amount of delay involved and considering that enhancement in the compensation granted by the reference Court is not much, it will not be proper to condone the delay and entertain the appeal. The application is, therefore, rejected. JUDGE JUDGE kahale