:1: IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE SIDE CIVIL APPELLATE SIDE CIVIL APPELLATE SIDE CIVIL APPLICATION NO.1213 OF 2008 CIVIL APPLICATION NO.1213 OF 2008 CIVIL APPLICATION NO.1213 OF 2008 IN IN IN FIRST APPEAL (ST.) NO.5261 OF 2008 FIRST APPEAL (ST.) NO.5261 OF 2008 FIRST APPEAL (ST.) NO.5261 OF 2008 Rajesh Shantaram Vichare ...Applicant. v. Tulsabai Mahadev patil & Anr. ...Respondents. Mr.M.D.Modgi i/by Mr.Abhijeet Khandarkar , advs. for the Applicant. CORAM: CORAM: CORAM: J.H.BHATIA,J. J.H.BHATIA,J. J.H.BHATIA,J. DATE: 11th July, 2008. DATE: 11th July, 2008. DATE: 11th July, 2008. P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. The applicant, who was original respondent no.1 in the Motor Accident Claim Petition and the owner of the vehicle has filed this application for condonation of delay in filing the appeal against the award. The judgment was passed on 16th June, 2007 by the learned Member of the tribunal. According to the applicant, he was under belief that a clerk of his advocate had filed an application for certified copy. After sometime, he enquired with the advocate and the concerned department of the Court and came to know that the said clerk had not filed such application. Therefore, he moved an application for certified copy on 6th October, 2007 and got the copy on 6th December, 2007. Thereafter, he filed this appeal alongwith this application on 27th February, 2008. Even if explanation by the applicant about delay before obtaining certified copy is accepted to be correct, there is no explanation why he took a :2: long period of two months and 20 days in filing the appeal after obtaining certified copy. According to him, there is a delay of 22 days only but after proper calculation, the office has found that there is a delay of 166 days. Taking into consideration the inordinate delay even after obtaining certified copy of the order, I do not see any reason to condone the delay. Hence, the application stands rejected. (J.H.BHATIA,J.) (J.H.BHATIA,J.) (J.H.BHATIA,J.)