* 1 * FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2339 OF 2009 IN FIRST APPEAL (STAMP) NO. 18585 OF 2002 [ The State of Maharashtra V/S.Manaji Narsingrao Pawar] Office Notes,Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court’s order or Court’s or Judge’s orders directions and Registrar orders Ms.S.P.Manchekar,Government Pleader for State. Respondent and Advocate absent. CORAM: SMT.R.P.SONDURBALDOTA, J. DATED: 15TH JULY, 2009. P.C. : 1. Heard counsel for both sides. 2. This application is taken out for condonation of delay of more than six years in removing the office objection of payment of deficit court-fees. The Additional Registrar by his order dated 25th June, 2002 granted eight weeks time to the applicant to pay deficit court-fees failing which the registration of the appeal was to automatically stand refused. The * 2 * office of the Government Pleader immediately i.e. on 27th June, 2002 sent telegram to the Special Land Acquisition Officer and communicated the order of the Additional Registrar and requested for the amount of deficit court-fees, so that the same could be deposited in the court. The Special Land Acquisition Officer responded to the telegram more than six years after the same was received. The acquiring body deposited the amount of deficit court- fees on 9th April, 2008 with the office of the Government Pleader, High Court, Mumbai. More than two months thereafter, the present application has been taken out. 3. I have perused the application. It does not contain any ground whatsoever explaining the delay on behalf o f the Special Land Acquisition Officer and the acquiring body. In that circumstance, the Civil Application is dismissed. [JUDGE]