1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, AURANGABAD BENCH, AURANGABAD CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2731 OF 2005 IN FIRST APPEAL ST. NO. 2924 OF 2005 New India Assurance Co.Ltd. ..Applicant VERSUS Santosh Asaram More & anr. ..Respondents ..... Shri Manoj Shelke holding for Shri S.P.Chapalgaonkar, advocate for the applicant Application dismissed against Resp.No.3 Shri P.V.Tapse, advocate for respondent no.1 absent Respondent no.2 served absent. ..... CORAM : SHRIHARI P.DAVARE, J. DATED : 6th November, 2009 PER COURT : 1 Perused. Heard learned counsel for the applicant. 2 2 The applicant has preferred the present application for condonation of delay of 4 days occurred in filing the accompanying First Appeal, challenging the judgment and award dated 18.10.2004 rendered by learned Member, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Aurangabad in M.A.C.P. No.355 of 2000. 3 The applicant submits that the applicant applied for certified copies on 19.10.2004 and same were delibered to him on 6.11.2004 and appeal should have been filed on or before 5.2.2005, but same could not be filed within time due to administrative reasons which are explained in para no.2 of the present application. 3 Considering the averments in the present application and more particularly in para no.2 thereof, it appears that the applicant has explained the reasons for delay of 4 days caused in filing the accompanying First Appeal properly and satisfactorily and the delay occurred is not willful, intentional or deliberate and certainly not not inordinate and hence, same is required to be condoned in the interest of justice. 4 Hence, present application deserves to be allowed and accordingly same stands allowed in terms of prayer clause ‘B’ 3 thereof and delay of 4 days caused in filing the accompanying First Appeal stands condoned. The accompanying First Appeal be registered and numbered accordingly. (SHRIHARI P. DAVARE, J.) dbm/ca2731.05