1 15 caf.1855.08 ndm FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET No. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 1855 OF 2008 IN FIRST APPEAL (stamp) NO. 17210 OF 2004 Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court’s orders or directions and Registrar’s orders Court’s or Judge’s orders Mr. A.R.Patil, AGP for the Applicant – State. Mr. A.M.Kulkarni for the Respondents. CORAM : A.S.OKA, J. DATE : 01 st April, 2011. P.C. 1 Heard the learned AGP appearing for the parties. 2 The delay is more than 13 years in preferring the appeal. 3 Perusal of the application shows that the impugned judgment and award was made on 9 th November, 1990. Opinion was forwarded to the Law Ministry for preferring an appeal, which was received by the Law Ministry on 25 th February, 1991. On 8 th March, 1991, office of the Government Pleader received copy of the resolution for preferring an appeal alongwith ordinary copy of the judgment and award. On 30 th October, 1991, the office of 2 15 caf.1855.08 the Government Pleader wrote a letter to the District Government Pleader, Sangli for forwarding the certified copy of the judgment and award. It appears that on 13 th June, 2003, the office of the District Government Pleader, Sangli applied for certified copy of the impugned judgment and award. Thus, there is a gross delay of more than eleven years in making an application for certified copy of the impugned judgment and award. This gross delay has not been explained. Apart from this, only a sum of Rs. 4080/- has been granted as additional compensation under the impugned judgment and award. No case is made out for condonation of delay. Hence, the application is rejected. As the appeal will not be registered, it will be open for the Appellant to apply for refund of Court-fees. 4 Civil Application No.1856 of 2008 does not survive and the same is disposed of. [ A.S.OKA, J ]