- 1 - IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION No. 146 of 2009 IN FIRST APPEAL (St.) No. 9719 OF 2008 The State of Maharashtra ... Applicant Vs. Pandharinath Yashwantrao Bhalerao ... Respondent WITH CIVIL APPLICATION No. 147 of 2009 IN FIRST APPEAL (St.) No. 9726 OF 2008 The State of Maharashtra ... Applicant Vs. Vinayak Punja Bagul ... Respondent WITH CIVIL APPLICATION No. 148 of 2009 IN FIRST APPEAL (St.) No. 9734 OF 2008 The State of Maharashtra ... Applicant Vs. Bhausaheb Ramchandra Bhalerao ... Respondent WITH CIVIL APPLICATION No. 149 of 2009 IN FIRST APPEAL (St.) No. 9738 OF 2008 The State of Maharashtra ... Applicant Vs. - 2 - Punja Tukaram Bhalerao ... Respondent WITH CIVIL APPLICATION No. 150 of 2009 IN FIRST APPEAL (St.) No. 9743 OF 2008 The State of Maharashtra ... Applicant Vs. Kisan Raoji Bhalerao D/H Bhimabai Kisan Bhalerao & Ors. ... Respondents WITH CIVIL APPLICATION No. 151 of 2009 IN FIRST APPEAL (St.) No. 9749 OF 2008 The State of Maharashtra ... Applicant Vs. Shivaji Ramchandra Bhalerao & Ors. ... Respondents WITH CIVIL APPLICATION No. 152 of 2009 IN FIRST APPEAL (St.) No. 9755 OF 2008 The State of Maharashtra ... Applicant Vs. Rajendra Kashinath Sonawane ... Respondent WITH CIVIL APPLICATION No. 153 of 2009 IN FIRST APPEAL (St.) No. 9760 OF 2008 The State of Maharashtra ... Applicant Vs. Vasantrao Kaniram Sonawane ... Respondent - 3 - WITH CIVIL APPLICATION No. 154 of 2009 IN FIRST APPEAL (St.) No. 9765 OF 2008 The State of Maharashtra ... Applicant Vs. Pandurang Ganpat Bhalerao ... Respondent WITH CIVIL APPLICATION No. 155 of 2009 IN FIRST APPEAL (St.) No. 9771 OF 2008 The State of Maharashtra ... Applicant Vs. Balasaheb Ganpat Bhalerao ... Respondent WITH CIVIL APPLICATION No. 156 of 2009 IN FIRST APPEAL (St.) No. 9778 OF 2008 The State of Maharashtra ... Applicant Vs. Nivrutti Mahadeo Gaikwad D/H Nandlal Nivrutti Gaikwad ... Respondent WITH CIVIL APPLICATION No. 1113 of 2009 IN FIRST APPEAL (St.) No. 5955 OF 2007 The State of Maharashtra ... Applicant Vs. Laxman Nathu Mhatre & Ors. ... Respondents - 4 - WITH CIVIL APPLICATION No. 1114 of 2009 IN FIRST APPEAL (St.) No. 14983 OF 2007 The State of Maharashtra ... Applicant Vs. Baban Dhondiba Satpute ... Respondent WITH CIVIL APPLICATION No. 1117 of 2009 IN FIRST APPEAL (St.) No. 12005 OF 2007 The State of Maharashtra ... Applicant Vs. Gramdevi Kalbhairav Sansthan- Anant Shankar Keni & ors. ... Respondents WITH CIVIL APPLICATION No. 1118 of 2009 IN FIRST APPEAL (St.) No. 12809 OF 2006 The State of Maharashtra ... Applicant Vs. Mahadeo Narayan Deshpande D/H Madhuri Mahadeo Deshpande & Ors. ... Respondents *** Mr. A. A. Mane, AGP for applicants in CAF Nos. 146/09 to 148/09. Mrs. M. M. Deshmukh, AGP for applicants in CAF Nos. 149/09 to 155/09. Mr. A. R. Patil, AGP for applicant Nos. 156/09, 1113/09, 1114/09, 1117/09 and 1118/09. - 5 - *** CORAM : R. V. MORE, J. DATE : JULY 10, 2009. PC :- 1. All the above Civil Applications are taken out by the State of Maharashtra for restoration of the respective First Appeals filed therein. These First Appeals arose out of an award passed under section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act. The appeals were filed on the stamp of Rs.10/-. The office raised objection regarding deficit court-fee. Thereafter by the order dated 1st April 2008, the Registrar (Judicial) directed the State of Maharashtra/ applicant to deposit the deficit Court Fee within 14 days, failing which the appeal shall stand dismissed for non-prosecution. As this order was not complied with by the applicant, the appeals automatically came to be dismissed for non removal of office objection. Above Civil Applications are taken out for setting aside the order of dismissal and restoration of the First Appeals. 2. Since the aforesaid First Appeals are dismissed for non-removal of office objection, prior to issuance of notice to the respondent, in my view for the purpose of disposal of these applications, notice to respondents can be dispensed with. 3. The abovesaid applications were initially placed before the Division Bench of this Court. In view of the provisions of Chapter V, Rule 6 of the High Court (Appellate Side) Rules, it is - 6 - observed that an order of the Registrar can be challenged only by filing revision before the Single Judge. The Division Bench also by separate order directed to treat the Civil Applications as Civil Revision Applications. In the above facts, the present Civil Applications are placed before this Bench. 4. The learned AGP for the applicant/State of Maharashtra makes a statement that the deficit Court-fee is already deposited. In view of this statement of the learned AGP, the objection stands removed. I, therefore, dispose of the Civil Applications by passing the following order. ORDER (i) Civil Application Nos. 146/2009 to 156/2009 and 1113 / 2009, 1114/2009, 1117/2009, 1118 of 2009 are allowed by condoning the delay. The First Appeal (St.) Nos. 9719/2008, 9726/2008, 9734/2008, 9738/2008, 9743/2008, 9749/2008, 9755/2008, 9760/2008, 9765/2008, 9771/2008, 9778/2008, 5955/2007, 14983/2007, 12005/2007, 12809/2006 are accordingly restored to the file. (ii) Office is directed to register the said First Appeals and proceed further. Sd/- [ R. V. MORE, J.]