FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD CIVIL APPLICATION NO.4449 OF 2008 IN FIRST APPEAL (ST.) NO.7278 OF 2000 ________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office | Memoranda of Coram, | Court's or Judge's orders appearances, Court's | orders or directions | and Registrar's orders | ________________________________________________________ Heard Shri Kale, learned Counsel for the applicant and Shri Korde, learned A.G.P. for the respondent. 2 This application filed for condonation of delay of 1498 days caused in filing the first appeal. Shri Kale, learned Counsel for the applicant submitted that the appeal is directed against the judgment and award dated 27th December, 1995 passed by the Jt. C.J.S.D., Latur in L.A.R. No.496 of 1991. He made a statement that against this very judgment and award , the respondent State Government has filed appeal in this Court. There was delay in filing the appeal and therefore, Civil Application No.7876 of 2002 was filed. By order dated 3rd September, 2007 the delay was condoned and the appeal being First Appeal No.1357 of 2007 preferred by the State Government is admitted by this Court. 3 After hearing the learned Counsel for the parties and after considering the fact that the appeal of the State Government against the very judgment and award is admitted in this Court, in my opinion, delay deserves to be condoned in the interest of justice. I am satisfied that delay occasioned in filing the appeal is neither deliberate nor intentional. Considering the reasons given in paragraphs 2 and 3 of the application, application deserves to be allowed. 4 Hence, civil application is allowed in terms of prayer clause (B) of the application with no order as to costs. (R.G. KETKAR, J.) 04.12.2009. PLK/*