: 1 : USJ IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET CIVIL APPLICATION NO.2310 OF 2003 IN FIRST APPEAL (ST.) NO.42883 OF 2000 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda Court’s or Judge’s Orders. of Coram, appearance, Court’s orders or directions and Registrar’s orders ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mrs. G.P. Mulekar, AGP for appellant CORAM : D. B. BHOSALE & R.Y.GANOO, JJ. MARCH, 3rd 2010. P.C. : 1. Heard learned AGP for the State. None appears for the respondent, though served. 2. We have perused the application, so also the impugned judgment. We have also noticed that none of the respondents have opposed the prayer in the application by filing reply affidavit. It is true that there is a long delay in filing the appeal, but for the reasons stated in the application and in : 2 : the affidavit of the learned District Government Pleader and having regard to the impugned judgment, we are inclined to allow this application, subject to payment of costs. Hence, the following order :- (i) The civil application is made absolute in terms of prayer clause (b), subject to payment of cost of Rs.5,000/- to each of the respondents. Cost to be paid by cheque within a period of six weeks from today to the respondents through their advocate. (ii) Civil Application is disposed of. [R.Y.GANOO, J.] [D.B. BHOSALE, J.]