1 cam.66-2011 acd IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION NO.66 OF 2011 IN FAMILY COURT APPEAL(ST) NO.7222 OF 2011 Mahesh Vasant Bhilare ..Applicant. Vs. Sou. Manisha Mahesh Bhilare ...Respondent. ----- Mr. A.M. Joshi, for the Applicant. Ms. Jai A. Vaidya, for the Respondent. ---- CORAM: D.B. BHOSALE & M.L. TAHALIYANI, JJ. DATED : AUGUST 23, 2011. P.C.: 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. By this application, the applicant has prayed for codonotation of 76 days delay caused in filing the appeal. The appeal is directed against the judgment and order passed by the Family Court dismissing the Petition filed by the applicant for divorce. Admittedly, since June 2007 the parties 2 cam.66-2011 are residing separately. The respondent-wife has filed the reply-affidavit opposing the condonation of delay. 3. We have perused the reply-affidavit. Having considered the reasons set out in the application and the reply-affidavit filed by the respondent, we are satisfied that the delay deserves to be condoned with costs of Rs.10,000/- to be paid to the respondent-wife. Order accordingly. 4. The applicant is directed to pay the costs by cheque to the respondent through her Advocate within a period of two weeks from today, failing which the appeal shall stand dismissed for non-prosecution without reference to the court. 5. The civil application is disposed of. (M.L. TAHALIYANI, J.) ( D.B. BHOSALE, J.)