1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD. CIVIL APPLICATION NO.9687 OF 2007 IN FIRST APPEAL STAMP NO.20146 OF 2007 Godawari Marathwada Irrigation Development Corporation, Aurangabad. ... APPLICANT VERSUS The State of Maharashtra & others ... RESPONDENTS ----- Shri B.R. Survase, Advocate for the applicant Shri K.B. Choudhari, A.P.P. for respondent No.1. Shri B.A. Shinde, Advocate for respondent Nos.1 to 6 ----- CORAM : SHRIHARI P. DAVARE, J. DATED : 7th September, 2009. ORAL ORDER : 1. Perused. 2. The applicant has preferred the present application for condonation of delay of 121 days in filing the accompanying 2 First Appeal under Stamp No.20146/2007, challenging the judgment and award passed by Civil Judge, Senior Division, Parbhani in Land Acquisition Reference No.32/2004 on 28.10.2007. 3. The applicant contends that the delay in filing the accompanying First Appeal occurred due to bonafide reasons and due to time spent for obtaining the legal opinion and further guidance and for seeking the opinion from Head Office at Aurangabad. 4. The learned counsel for the respondents vehemently opposed the present application and submitted that present application bears no substance and same is devoid of any merits and, therefore, same be rejected. 5. Considering the rival submissions, it appears that the delay of 121 days in filing the accompanying First Appeal is not inordinate delay and it also appears to have been caused bonafide and not willful and deliberate and hence, same is required to be condoned in the interest of justice. 6. Accordingly, present application is allowed and delay 3 of 121 days caused in filing the accompanying First Appeal Stamp No.20146/2007 stands condoned and the accompanying First Appeal Stamp No.20146/2007 stands condoned and the accompanying First Appeal Stamp No.20146/2007 be registered and numbered accordingly. [SHRIHARI P. DAVARE, J.] fmp/ca9687.07