: 1 : USJ IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION NO.1128 OF 2009 IN FIRST APPEAL NO.4930 OF 2009 Krishna Narsa Reddy .. Aplicant V/s. The Maharashtra Housing & Area Development Authority .. Respondent ..... Mr. Nusraj Shah a/w. Ms. Perrin D. Contrctor, Mr. A.K. Gupte, Ms. Ema Almeida, Mr. Sayed Zia i/by Mr. V.A. Almeida for the applicant ..... CORAM : R.Y. GANOO, J. DATE : 9TH JUNE, 2009. P.C. : 1. There is a delay of 48 days in filing this first appeal. The respondent MHADA is served, though absent. Heard learned advocate Mr. Shah for the applicant. 2. Perused the text of the application. It appears : 2 : that the applicant had to face difficulties in the nature of his wife s sickness and reasons are given in paragraph 3 as regards the delay. In my view, the lenient view can be taken and the delay in filing this appeal can be condoned. Hence, the following order. ORDER . The Civil Application is granted in terms of prayer clause (a). Delay is condoned with no order as to costs. . Office to number the first appeal and fix it for admission on 23 rd June, 2009. (R.Y. Ganoo, J.) : 3 :