1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, AURANGABAD BENCH, AURANGABAD CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 1951 OF 2009 IN FIRST APPEAL ST. NO. 32837 OF 2004 The State of Maharashtra , through Collector, Beed ...Applicant VERSUS Waman Maroti Jadhav ...Respondent W I T H CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 1953 OF 2009 IN FA ST. NO. 32901 OF 2004 ----- Shri P.P.More, A.G.P. for the applicants Shri S.S.Thombare, advocate for respondents in both Civil Applications. ----- CORAM : SRIHARI P. DAVARE, J. DATED : 21 st September, 2010 PER COURT : - 1 Heard learned counsel for the applicants/State and 2 learned counsel for respondents. 2 These are the applications preferred by the applicants for condonation of delay of 216 days in filing the accompanying First Appeals. 3 After considering the rival submissions advanced by the learned counsel for the parties, it appears that the applicants have explained the delay satisfactorily. Moreover, it also appears that the said delay is not willful, deliberate or intentional and certainly it is not inordinate, and hence, same deserves to be condoned in the interest of justice. 4 In the result, present applications are allowed in terms of prayer clause 'B' thereof and delay of 216 days caused in filing the accompanying First Appeals stands condoned and said appeals be registered and numbered and present applications are disposed of accordingly. [SHRIHARI P. DAVARE, J.] dbm/ca1951.09 3