1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR CIVIL APPLICATION F. NO.1068/2010 IN FIRST APPEAL ST. NO.5680 OF 2010 (The State of Maharashtra and others vs. Godavari w/o Rambhau Dhole and others) __________________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. Shri A. Parihar, Assistant Government Pleader for applicants. Shri S.A. Marathe, Advocate for respondents. --------- CORAM : D.B. BHOSALE AND P.B.VARALE, JJ. DATED : AUGUST 16, 2010 Heard learned Counsel for the parties. By this civil application, the applicants have prayed for condonation of 282 days' delay in filing appeal against the judgment and award dated 26/2/2009 passed in Land Acquisition Case No. 383/2000. Learned Counsel for the respondents strongly opposed the prayer for condonation of delay on the ground that the compensation awarded by the 2 Reference Court is reasonable. He submitted that the reference Court in respect of adjoining land has enhanced the compensation to the tune of Rs.1040/- per sq. ft. whereas in the present case, the compensation awarded is hardly Rs.30/- per sq. ft. We do not propose to enter into the merits of the case and it is always open to the respondents to oppose admission of the appeal on all these grounds. Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, we are satisfied that for the reasons recorded in the application, the delay deserves to be condoned. Order accordingly. The civil application is disposed of. JUDGE JUDGE khj