:1: 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. 2513 OF 2005 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2513 OF 2005 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2513 OF 2005 IN IN IN FIRST APPEAL STAMP NO. 27582 OF 2004 FIRST APPEAL STAMP NO. 27582 OF 2004 FIRST APPEAL STAMP NO. 27582 OF 2004 The Regional Director, Employees State Insurance Corporation ..Appellant versus Gopalji L. Shah ..Respondent Mr. H.V. Mehta for the Appellant. Mr. B. H. Gada i/b. M/s. C. R. Naidu & Co. for the Respondent. CORAM : D. G. DESHPANDE,J. CORAM : D. G. DESHPANDE,J. CORAM : D. G. DESHPANDE,J. DATE : 21ST OCTOBER,2005 DATE : 21ST OCTOBER,2005 DATE : 21ST OCTOBER,2005 P.C. : P.C. : P.C. : 1. Heard the Counsels. 2. This is an application for condonation of delay of 163 days or 171 days. Application is opposed by the counsel for the Respondent. However, Mr. Mehta points out that in the application by the :2: respondent, delay had been condoned because he did not raise the objection. Apart from that Mr. Mehta replied upon judgment reported in 2005(1) UJ 648 2005(1) UJ 648 2005(1) UJ 648 (SC) State of Nagaland vs. Lipok AO & Ors. (SC) State of Nagaland vs. Lipok AO & Ors. (SC) State of Nagaland vs. Lipok AO & Ors. and also on the judgment of the Supreme Court reproted in AIR 1987 SC 1353 Collector, Land Acquisition, AIR 1987 SC 1353 Collector, Land Acquisition, AIR 1987 SC 1353 Collector, Land Acquisition, Anantnag and Anr. vs. Mst. Katiji and Ors. Anantnag and Anr. vs. Mst. Katiji and Ors. Anantnag and Anr. vs. Mst. Katiji and Ors. where liberal view has been taken by the Supreme Court regarding condonation and it is held that sufficient cause should be considered with pragmatism in justice oriented approach than the technical deletion of sufficient cause for explaining every days delay. Therefore, looking to these two judgments, delay is condoned subject to costs of Rs.1,000/-. Cost to be paid within six weeks from today. Civil Application is allowed and disposed of. 3. Put up Appeal for admission after six weeks. 21.10.2005 (D.G. DESHPANDE, J.) :3: