1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, AURANGABAD BENCH, AURANGABAD CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 557 OF 2009 IN FIRST APPEAL ST. NO. 18827 OF 2002 The State of Maharashtra ...Applicant VERSUS Shamrao Govinda Kadam ...Respondent W I T H CIVIL APPLICATION NOS. 558 OF 2009 IN F.A.ST.NO. 18823 OF 2003; 562 OF 2009 IN F.A.ST.NO. 18804 OF 2003; 563 OF 2009 IN F.A.ST.NO. 18790 OF 2003; 564 OF 2009 IN F.A.ST.NO. 18809 OF 2003; 565 OF 2009 IN F.A.ST.NO. 18806 OF 2003; 568 OF 2009 IN F.A.ST.NO. 18819 OF 2003; 569 OF 2009 IN F.A.ST.NO. 18821 OF 2003; 570 OF 2009 IN F.A.ST.NO. 18811 OF 2003; AND 571 OF 2009 IN F.A.ST.NO. 18817 OF 2003 ----- Shri K.G.Patil, A.G.P. for the applicants/State in all the applications. In C.A.Nos. 557, 565 and 569 of 2009 sole respondent served and absent and In C.A. No. 558 of 2009 respondent nos. 2 to 6 served- absent; in C.A. No. 562 of 2009 application dismissed against respondent no.2, and in C.A. No. 564 of 2009 respondent nos. 1 to 3 served- absent. Shri A.N.Gaddime, advocate h/f Shri V.D.Gunale, advocate In C.A. Nos. 563, 568, 570 and 571 for sole respondent and in C.A. Nos. 558 and 562 for respondent no.1. ----- 2 CORAM : SHRIHARI P. DAVARE, J. DATED : 14th September, 2010 PER COURT : - 1 Heard learned counsel for the applicants. 2 These are applications preferred by the applicants for condonation of delay of 322 days in filing the accompanying First Appeals. 3 Learned counsel appearing for the respondents opposed the application vehemently and submitted that the present applications bear no substance and same are devoid of any merits, and therefore, same be rejected. 4 After considering the rival submissions advanced by the parties and for the reasons stated in the applications, it appears that the applicants have explained the delay satisfactorily. Moreover, it also appears that the said delay is not willful, deliberate or intentional and certainly it is not inordinate, and hence, same deserves to be condoned in the interest of justice. 5 In the result, present applications are 3 allowed in terms of prayer clause 'B' thereof and delay of 322 days caused in filing this group of accompanying First Appeals stands condoned and said appeals be registered and numbered and present applications are disposed of accordingly. [SHRIHARI P.DAVARE,J.] dbm/ca557.09