: 1 : SD IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION NO.1453 OF 2008 CIVIL APPLICATION NO.1453 OF 2008 CIVIL APPLICATION NO.1453 OF 2008 AND AND AND CIVIL APPLICATION NO.1454 OF 2008 CIVIL APPLICATION NO.1454 OF 2008 CIVIL APPLICATION NO.1454 OF 2008 WITH WITH WITH FIRST APPEAL (ST.) NO.15546 OF 2004 FIRST APPEAL (ST.) NO.15546 OF 2004 FIRST APPEAL (ST.) NO.15546 OF 2004 The State of Maharashtra, . Thru’ the Collector, Sangli ...Applicant V/s. Bhimrao Ganpati Jadhav ...Respondent Ms.Gajare, AGP, for the Applicant. CORAM : ABHAY S. OKA, J. CORAM : ABHAY S. OKA, J. CORAM : ABHAY S. OKA, J. DATE : 25TH MARCH, 2008. DATE : 25TH MARCH, 2008. DATE : 25TH MARCH, 2008. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: 1. Heard learned AGP for the applicant. 2. Prayer in this Application is for condonation of delay of 10 years and 226 days in preferring an Appeal against a Judgment and Award dated 22nd June, 1993 passed in a Reference under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. 3. Perusal of the application shows that though the impugned Award was made on 22nd June, 1993, the District Government Pleader forwarded his opinion to the Collector for preferring an Appeal on 14th October, 1994. There is absolutely no explanation as to why the District Government Pleader waited for more : 2 : than one year to forward his opinion. 4. On 1st November, 1994, the Law and Judiciary Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai, has issued a resolution recording the decision of preferring an Appeal. On the same day the papers were received by the office of the Government Pleader, High Court, Bombay. Surprisingly, an application for obtaining certified copies of the Judgment and Award was made by the office of the District Government Pleader on 9th June, 2003. There is no explanation as to why period of 8 1/2 years was required for making an application for obtaining certified copies of the Judgment and Award. There is absolutely no explanation for this delay. The certified copies were ready on 11th June, 2003 and the present Appeal alongwith an application for condonation of delay has been filed in May, 2004. 5. There is absolutely no explanation for gross delay of more than 10 years. Hence, no case is made out for condonation of delay. Application is rejected. 6. Consequently, the Appeal does not survive and the same is dismissed. : 3 : 7. In view of dismissal of the Appeal, Civil Application No.1454 of 2008 does not survive and the same is rejected. [ABHAY S. OKA, J.] [ABHAY S. OKA, J.] [ABHAY S. OKA, J.]