1 c.a.14692.10 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CIVIL APPLICATION 14692 OF 2010 IN/WITH FIRST APPEAL STAMP NO. 25549 OF 2010 [The State of Maharashtra and ors.Vs. Janardhan Govindrao Gahudale] Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court’s orders or directions and Registrar’s orders. Court’s or Judge’s Orders Shri.K.S.Patil,Advocate for applicants. .... CORAM: R.M.BORDE, J. DATE : 5TH AUGUST, 2011. PER COURT : . This is an application seeking condonation of delay of 1480 days occurred in presenting the First Appeal. The Judgment and Award impugned was pronounced by the Reference Court on 19.04.2006. The Certified Copies of Judgment and Award were applied on 18.05.2006 and same were received by the State - Applicant on 12.06.2006. The Resolution was adopted by the Law and 2 c.a.14692.10 Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court’s orders or directions and Registrar’s orders. Court’s or Judge’s Orders Judiciary Department to file an appeal against the Judgment and Award impugned in the year 2006 and communicated the decision to the Government Pleader Office. However, the appeal came to be tendered actually on 01.09.2010 after six years of the impugned judgment and award. There is absolutely no explanation as regards occurrence of such huge delay of six years in preferring the appeal. 2. Apart from this aspect even on consideration of merit the appeal deserves no consideration. The Land Acquisition officer awarded compensation at the rate of Rs.200/- per R, which has been increased by the Reference Court and market value is fixed at Rs.600/- per R. Increase in the amount of compensation directed to be paid is quite marginal. Considering this aspect of the matter 3 c.a.14692.10 Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court’s orders or directions and Registrar’s orders. Court’s or Judge’s Orders also appeal deserves no consideration. The application seeking condonation of delay is devoid of merits, hence stands rejected. 3. In view of disposal of application seeking condonation of delay the appeal need not be registered. The Applicant- State shall have liberty to apply for refund of Court fees in accordance with rules. Sd/- [ R.M.BORDE, J.] MTK