-1- IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL APPLICATION NO.589 OF 2007 APPLICATION NO.589 OF 2007 APPLICATION NO.589 OF 2007 IN IN IN SECOND SECOND SECOND APPEAL ST.NO.30415 OF 2006 APPEAL ST.NO.30415 OF 2006 APPEAL ST.NO.30415 OF 2006 The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ...Applicants vs. Madhav Prabhakar Govande ...Respondent Mr.S.N.Gawade A.G.P. for State Mr.S.R.Agarkar h/f Mr.S.B.Deshpande for the Respondent CORAM: CORAM: CORAM: A.S.OKA, J. A.S.OKA, J. A.S.OKA, J. DATE DATE DATE : FEBRUARY 29, 2008 : FEBRUARY 29, 2008 : FEBRUARY 29, 2008 P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: 1. Heard Advocates for the parties. The delay is of two years and 317 days in preferring the Appeal. Paragraph 2 of the Civil Application discloses that the impugned decree was passed on 4th November 2003 and the Appeal proposal of the Conservator of Forests (Wild Life), Kolhapur was forwarded to the Law and Judiciary Department on 26th July 2004. On 7th September 2006, the Solicitor to the Government issued a resolution for preferring an Appeal. There is no explanation whatsoever in this Application for the gross delay from 26th July 2004 to 7th September 2006. It must be stated here that though a decision was taken to prefer an Appeal on 7th September 2006, the Appeal has been filed in December 2006. As there is no explanation for gross delay, no case is made out for condonation of delay. 2. Civil Application is rejected. Civil Application No.590 of 2007 does not survive and the same is disposed of. -2- JUDGE JUDGE JUDGE