sachin. HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLI. (F) NO. 3850 OF 2006. IN FIRST APPEAL ST. NO. 20256 OF 2006. The Branch Manager, United India Insurance Co. Ltd, Kolhapur...Applicant. Versus. Archana Avinash Nikam and others...Respondents. --- Ms. Shama Ghotekar h/f Mr. N. G. Ghotekar for the applicant. CORAM: S. B. MHASE & CORAM: S. B. MHASE & CORAM: S. B. MHASE & SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, JJ. SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, JJ. SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, JJ. DATE: FEBRUARY 21, 2007. DATE: FEBRUARY 21, 2007. DATE: FEBRUARY 21, 2007. P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. This is application for condonation of delay. The respondent and respondent’s advocate though served are absent. No reply affidavit is filed, thereby, the averments in the appliction stand admitted under Order-VIII Rule-5 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. We find that the delay has been properly explained. Therefore the delay of 93 days is hereby condoned. Office is directed to number the appeal and process it for admission. Ad-interim order to continue till admission. 2. Civil application accordingly stands disposed of. (SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, J.) (SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, J.) (SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, J.) (S.B.MHASE, J.) (S.B.MHASE, J.) (S.B.MHASE, J.)