1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR CIVIL APPLICATION No.1705/2008 IN FIRST APPEAL (ST) NO. 2 447/2008 (B T Matte vs. State of Maharashtra and others ) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions Court's or Judge's orders and Registrar's order Mr M I Dhatrak, ,Adv.for applicant Mr Y B Mandpe, AGP for Res.State Coram : A.P.BHANGALE, J. Dated : 20 th November, 2009 Heard learned Advocate for applicant and learned AGP for Respondent No.1. Other respondents and their Advocates are absent. 2. By this application, the applicant seeks condonation of delay of 82 days in filing the Appeal. It is submitted that delay has occurred for want of knowledge of the applicant (appellant) regarding the date of impugned judgment and order which he came to know of letter received from one Shri Nalamwar on 16.11.2007. Thereafter, the applicant took steps to getting certified copies of the impugned judgment and order which were delivered to him on 28.1.2008. Thereafter draft of appeal was prepared and, therefore,the delay has occurred. Learned AGP left it to the sweet discretion of this Court to condone the delay. 3. In the interest of justice, delay is condoned, subject to costs of Rs. 250/- payable to the High Court Legal Services Sub-Committee, Nagpur, 2 within fifteen days. Appeal be registered and numbered and thereafter be listed for admission. JUDGE. sahare