: 1 : IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION NO.1459 OF 2009 IN FIRST APPEAL (ST.) NO.4540 OF 2009 The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ... Applicants V/s. Bapurao Rangnath Umbare ... Respondent Mrs. S.P. Manchekar, AGP, for the Applicants. None for the Respondent. CORAM : SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, J. DATED : 29 TH AUGUST, 2009. P.C.: 1. This Civil Application has been filed for condoning the delay in presenting the First Appeal. The delay is of 2 years and 223 days. The reasons given in the Civil Application are that there were some administrative problems due to which the First Appeal could not be presented in time. According to the applicants, there was only one person handling all the land acquisition cases and, therefore, it was difficult to complete the procedure within time. 2. Nobody appears for the respondent, though served. For the reasons stated in the Civil Application, it is allowed in terms of prayer clause (a) subject to : 2 : payment of costs of Rs.2,000/- to be paid to the respondent within a period of two weeks from today. 3. In case the costs are paid, the First Appeal shall be listed for admission on 24th September, 2009. .......