: 1 : USJ IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION NO.178 OF 2008 IN CROSS OBJECTION (ST.) NO.790 OF 2008 Pandurang Ramchandra Patil .. Applicant V/s. The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent ..... Mr. Rajiv Patil for the applicant Smt.A.A. Mane, AGP for respondent No.1-State ..... CORAM : R.Y. GANOO, J. DATE : 3rd JULY, 2009. P.C. : 1. This civil application is for condonation of delay in filing cross-objections. The delay is of about 12 years. The only point which came to my mind for condonation of delay is in First Appeal No.771 of 1995 filed by the State is pending. In my view, an opportunity will have to be given to the applicants to file their cross-objections. Hence, the order. : 2 : ORDER . Civil Application is made absolute in terms of prayer clause (a). Delay is condoned. There shall be no order as to costs. Cross-objection be tagged alongwith first appeal NO.771 of 1995. (R.Y. Ganoo, J.)