2701caf2164.09.odt 1/2 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT NAGPUR CAF NO. 2164/2009 IN FIRST APPEAL STAMP NO. 11297 OF 2009 (W.C.L. Vs. Bhaurao Vitthal Dhengade & 3 others) Office Notes, Office Memorandum of Coram appearances, Court's orders of directions & Registrar's orders. Court's or Judges Order C ORAM : F. M. REIS, J. DATED : 27th January, 2010. Heard Mr. S. C. Mehadia, learned Counsel for the applicant/appellant and Mr. T. R. Kankale, learned Assistant Government Pleader for respondents No. 3 & 4. This is an application for condonation of delay of 29 months and 15 days in filing the first appeal. The respondents though served, failed to remain present. An opportunity was given to the respondents to appear on 13/01/2010, but however, even today the respondents failed to remain present and have not filed any reply to the application for condonation of delay. The learned Counsel for the applicant submitted that the delay was on account of administrative reasons, as according to him, the record were misplaced in the office of the appellants. With regard to the same notification, other appeals preferred by the appellant have 2701caf2164.09.odt 2/2 already been admitted by this Court and are under consideration. There are no malafides in the contentions of the applicant as no reply has been filed by the respondents. In the facts and circumstances of the case, the delay of 29 months and 15 days in preferring the appeal is condoned subject to appellant's depositing a sum of Rs. 1,000/- (rupees one thousand only) in the High Court Legal Services Sub Committee, Nagpur within a period of three weeks from today. Application stands disposed of. JUDGE wwl