1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, AURANGABAD BENCH, AURANGABAD CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 9544 OF 2008 IN FIRST APPEAL ST. NO. 16760 OF 2008 Kailash s/o Udhav Zol ...Applicant VERSUS The State of Maharashtra and ors. ...Respondents ----- Shri S.R.Yadav, advocate for the applicant Smt. S.D.Shelke, A.G.P. for respondent nos. 1 and 2 B.A.Shinde, advocate for respondent no.3 ----- CORAM : SRIHARI P. DAVARE, J. DATED : 24 th September, 2010 PER COURT : - 1 Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned A.G.P. for respondent nos. 1 and 2 and learned counsel for respondent no. 3. 2 This is an application preferred by the applicant for 2 condonation of delay of 503 days in filing the accompanying First Appeal. 3 Learned respective counsel for respondents opposed the application vehemently and submitted that present application bears no substance and same is devoid any merits, and therefore, same be rejected. 4 For the reasons stated in the application and after considering the submissions advanced by learned A.G.P. and learned counsel for the respondents, it appears that the applicant has explained the delay satisfactorily. 5 Learned counsel for the applicant invited my attention to the fact that in connecting matter i.e. Civil Application No. 11934 of 2008 in First Appeal Stamp No. 21550 of 2008 delay of 568 days was condoned by this court by order dated 23.11.2009. 6 Moreover, it also appears that the said delay is not willful, deliberate or intentional and certainly it is not inordinate, and hence, same deserves to be condoned in the interest of justice. 3 7 In the result, present application is allowed in terms of prayer clause 'B' thereof and delay of 503 days caused in filing the accompanying First Appeal stands condoned and said appeal be registered and numbered and present application is disposed of accordingly. [SHRIHARI P. DAVARE, J.] dbm/ca9544.08