( 1 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2988 OF 2009 IN FIRST APPEAL (ST.) NO. 4498 OF 2009 The State of Maharashtra & another APPLICANTS VERSUS Ashruba Janu Keskar RESPONDENT WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2989 OF 2009 IN FIRST APPEAL (ST.) NO. 4619 OF 2009 The State of Maharashtra & another APPLICANTS VERSUS Vikram Apparao Keskar RESPONDENT .... Mr. S.K. Kadam, A.G.P. for the applicants. Mr. V.D. Kadam, advocate for the respondents. .... [CORAM : S.V. GANGAPURWALA, J.] [DATE : 1st April, 2010] PER COURT : 1. Heard learned A.G.P. for the applicants and the learned advocate for the respondents. ( 2 ) 2. These are the applications for condonation of delay of 547 days in filing of the first appeals. The respondents have not filed any affidavit-in-reply opposing the contentions of the civil applications. Taking into account the reasons stated in the civil applications, the delay is condoned. The applications are allowed, subject to cost of Rs. 3000/-, in each of the application, to be paid by the applicant to the respondents, within eight weeks from today. [ S.V. GANGAPURWALA ] JUDGE NPJ/ca2988-2989-09