1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION NO.5508 OF 2008 IN FIRST APPEAL (ST.)NO.25865 OF 2008 WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO.5509 OF 2008 The Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. .... Applicant Vs. Shri Nizamuddin Walimohammed Shaikh .... Respondents & Ors. WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO.5511 OF 2008 IN FIRST APPEAL (ST.)NO.25859 OF 2008 WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO.5512 OF 2008 The Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. .... Applicant Vs. Shri Popatlal Mahavir Bania & Ors. .... Respondents Mr.Dinesh Gupta, Advocate for applicant. Mrs.S.V. Sonawane, Advocate for respondent no.1. Mr.N.G. Ghotekar, Advocate for respondent no.3. Coram : SMT. R.P. SONDURBALDOTA, J. Date : 6th July, 2009 P.C. 1. These applications are taken out for condonation of delay of 1 year and 44 days in filing the appeals. The applications are opposed by respondents contending that the applications do not contain any ground whatsoever for condonation of delay. The applicant was permitted to file an additional affidavit to state the grounds. Accordingly the applicant has filed affidavit dated 16th June 2009. The explanation given in the affidavit explaining the 2 delay reads as follows : “The delay has occurred due to transmission of papers from one officer to the other as also from one department to another as the Appellant (Org.Opponent no.3) being a public sector undertaking, some time was found necessary at every stage to scrutinize and examine the proceedings thoroughly with the bonafide intention of arriving at the best alternative available in the circumstances prevailing at that material period of time and consultations were held with various authorities including advocates to explore the possibility of honouring the verdict of the Hon’ble Trial Court, but since the viability went against the Honouring of the verdict the present appeal was preferred and filed as last recourse available to avoid any departmental scrutiny to the extent of oversight of undue favoritism or haste in abiding with the impugned judgment”. The averments made above are general in nature. They are absolutely vague. The applicant wants to set forth administrative difficulties of the Company as the reason for delay. However, there are no particulars given in the affidavit as to movement of papers, the particulars of the departments and the time taken by each department. In the absence of such particulars, the explanation cannot be said to be satisfactory. Hence, the Civil Applications are dismissed. In view of dismissal of the above Civil Applications, the First Appeals and Civil Applications No.5509 of 2008 and 5512 of 2008 also stand dismissed. (Smt.R.P.SondurBaldota,J)