FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 1735 OF 2009 IN FIRST APPEAL ST NO. 2148 OF 2009 ________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office | Memoranda of Coram, | Court's or Judge's orders appearances, Court's | orders or directions | and Registrar's orders | ________________________________________________________ This Civil Application is taken out by the appellants for condonation of delay of 398 days caused in filing the appeal. The impugned order was passed on 29.09.2007. The Law and Judiciary department sanctioned the proposal and forwarded the same to the office of Government Pleader on 24.03.2008 without certified copy of the impugned Judgment and award. The letters were sent by the office of the Government Pleader to the concerned department on 26.03.2008, 25.05.2008 and on 04.06.2008 for supplying the certified copy of Judgment and award, difference chart and the relevant documents. The application for certified copy was made on 16.06.2008, the certified copy was delivered on 21.06.2008 and the present appeal is filed on 27.08.2008. Shri. Korde, learned A.G.P. submitted 2 that the Land Acquisition Officer awarded compensation @ Rs.33,000/- per Hectare and the reference Court awarded compensation @ Rs.60,911/- per Hectare. Though the respondents No. 1 to 4 are duly served, they have neither put in any appearance nor filed any affidavit in opposition. Considering the nature of controversy involved in the first appeal and for the reasons set out in the application for condonation of delay, in my opinion, the delay deserves to be condoned in the interest of justice. Hence, civil application is allowed in terms of prayer clause (B) of the application with no order as to costs. 06.11.2009 (R.G. KETKAR, J.) SRM/*