: 1 : IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION NO.1313 OF 2004 IN FIRST APPEAL ST. NO.13225 OF 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Office Notes, Office Memoranda Court’s or Judge’s Orders of Coram, appearances, Court’s Orders or directions and Registrar’s Orders ------------------------------------------------------------------ CORAM : P.V.KAKADE,J. DATE : 15TH OCTOBER, 2004 P.C.: 1. Heard the learned counsel for the applicant. 2. By order dated 25.6.2004 private service was allowed. Accordingly, service is made. Service affidavit is filed. 3. This is an application for condonation of delay of 686 days in : 2 : filing appeal. The contents of the application are sufficient to explain the delay and therefore, I accept the sufficient ground, especially when the other side is not appear and challenge the application. Hence the application is made absolute in terms of prayer clause (a) on condition that the Applicant shall donate the amount of Rs.1000/= to Kirtikar Library, High Court, Bombay, within two weeks. Appeal to come up for admission in due course.