1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD. CIVIL APPLICATION NO.2177 OF 2008 IN FIRST APPEAL STAMP NO.2400 OF 2008 Ravindra Bansilal Modi ... APPLICANT VERSUS The Divisional Manager, Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. & ors. ... RESPONDENTS ----- Shri S.G. Chapalgaonkar, Advocate. for applicant Respondent No.1 served- absent Respondent No.2 served through paper publication – absent Shri A.G. Kanade, Advocate for respondent No.3 – absent ----- CORAM : SHRIHARI P. DAVARE, J. DATED : 23rd February, 2010. ORAL ORDER : 1. Perused. Heard learned counsel for the applicant. 2. This is an application preferred by the applicant for condonation of delay of 15 days caused in filing the accompanying First Appeal challenging the judgment and order dated 10.10.2007, rendered Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, 2 Ambajogai in M.A.C.P. No.46/2000. 3. Apparently, the reasons for condonation of delay put forth by the applicant are mentioned in paragraph Nos.3, 4 and 5 of the application and the said reasons appear to be satisfactory reasons to condone the delay of 15 days caused in filing the accompanying First Appeal. Moreover, it also appears that the said delay is not willful, deliberate and intentional and certainly not inordinate and, therefore, same is required to be condoned in the interest of justice. 4. In the result, present Civil Application is allowed in terms of prayer clause (B) thereof and delay of 15 days caused in filing the accompanying First Appeal stands condoned and the accompanying First Appeal be registered and numbered accordingly. [SHRIHARI P. DAVARE, J.] fmp/ca2177.08