FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD CIVIL APPLICATION NO.1655 OF 2009 IN FIRST APPEAL (ST.) NO.1753 OF 2009 and CIVIL APPLICATION NO.1656 OF 2009 IN FIRST APPEAL (ST.) NO.1755 OF 2009 ________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office | Memoranda of Coram, | Court's or Judge's orders appearances, Court's | orders or directions | and Registrar's orders | ________________________________________________________ These applications are filed for condonation of delay of 1691 days caused in filing the appeals. 2 The applicants have preferred the appeals challenging the judgment and award dated 9th March, 2004 passed by the learned C.J.S.D., Osmanabad. The learned Counsel for the applicants submits that against this common judgment and award, the State Government has preferred appeal in this Court and there was delay of 138 days in filing the appeal. By order dated 3rd November, 2009 the delay was condoned. Since the present appeals are also directed against the same judgment and award, the learned Counsel for the applicants submits that the delay deserves to be condoned. 3 Though the 2nd respondent is served, nobody appears for it. Shri Jadhav, learned A.G.P. appearing on behalf of Respondent No.1 submits that in preferring the appeal by the State Government, there was delay of only 138 days. As against this, there is delay of 1691 days in filing the present appeals. He, therefore, submits that the applications deserve to be rejected. 4 After hearing the learned Counsel for the parties, I am satisfied that the delay occasioned in filing the appeals is neither deliberate nor intentional. The delay deserves to be condoned subject to payment of costs of Rs.1000/- each by the applicants to the High Court Bar Association, Aurangabad within a period of six weeks from today. It is made clear that the respondents will be at liberty to agitate whether the applicants are entitled to get the statutory benefits on account of the delay caused by them. Liberty reserved. 5 Hence, civil applications are allowed in terms of prayer clauses (B) subject to payment of costs of Rs.1000/- each to the High Court Bar Association, Aurangabad within six weeks from today. If the costs is not paid within the stipulated period, the applications shall stand dismissed without reference to the Court. (R.G. KETKAR, J.) 30.11.2009. PLK/*