1 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO.__________ IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGBAD. CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 3014 OF 2009 IN FIRST APPEAL ST. NO. 4503 OF 2009 WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 3015 OF 2009 IN FIRST APPEAL ST. NO. 4612 OF 2009 WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 3016 OF 2009 IN FIRST APPEAL ST. NO. 4614 OF 2009 WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 3017 OF 2009 IN FIRST APPEAL ST. NO. 4631 OF 2009 WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 3018 OF 2009 IN FIRST APPEAL ST. NO. 4634 OF 2009 Office Notes, Office Memoranda of | Coram, appearances, Court’s orders | Court’s or Judge’s orders or directions and Registrar/s orders | and Registrar’s orders | CORAM : K. U. CHANDIWAL, J. DATE : 30 th November, 2009 1 Heard. 2 State seeks to condone delay of 799 2 days in causing to file first appeal seeking to challenge the award in land reference under section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act. 3 The State submits that the award is dt.13-4-2006. Application for certified copies was moved on 15-4-2006. It was ready for delivery on 22-9-2006. However, after collecting certified copy, the State could not take steps and prosecute the matter. Delay sought to be explained in paragraph nos. 3 and 4 of the application of sending the papers to higher authorities by itself will not be aground to condone the delay when particularly it is of 799 days. 4 I have also gone through the judgment under challenge. The learned SLAO has granted Rs.235/- per R while the learned Judge has enhanced it to Rs.750/- per R taking into consideration the sale instances. The tabular form given in the judgment for enhancement as referred in paragraph no. 29, also does not warrant for any interference. Delay being not properly 3 explained, respective applications and first appeals are dismissed. Necessary court fees be refunded. ( K.U. CHANDIWAL, J.) dyb / office /ca3014.09.odt