IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA MISC.CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 217 OF 2007 IN STAMP NUMBER MAIN NO. 3268 OF 2006 DEPUTY COLLECTOR (LA) AND SOUTH GOA, MARGAO AND ANR. ... Applicants Versus SHRI. CARNELIO FERNANDES AND 2 ORS. ... Respondents Mr. Manish Salkar,Addl. Govt.Advocate for the applicants. Mr. S.Padiyar, Advocate for the respondent Nos.2 & 3. Coram:- C. L. PANGARKAR, J. Date:- 3rd February, 2009 P.C. Heard the Counsel for the applicants and the respondents. There is delay of 26 days in preferring the appeal. It is stated in the application that the judgment was delivered in the case on 31.07.2006. The certified copy was applied on 1.8.2006 and was obtained on 11.8.2006. Thereafter, the file, for proposal of preferring the appeal, moved from one table to other table. In the circumstances, due to administrative difficulty, the appeal could not be preferred within time. In view of what has been stated, the application for delay condonation, stands allowed. The appeal be registered. The application is allowed subject to payment of costs of Rs.400/- to be paid within two weeks. C. L. PANGARKAR, J. SMA