1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR CA NO. 8566 OF 2008 IN FIRST APPEAL ST. NO. 15745 OF 2008 (Hari Maroti Wayal & Ors. vs. State of Maharashtra) AND CA NO. 8567 OF 2008 IN FIRST APPEAL ST. NO. 15739 OF 2008 (Eknath Narayan Shingne vs. State of Maharashtra) Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. CORAM : B.P. DHARMADHIKARI, J. MARCH 03, 2009. Shri S.D. Desai, learned counsel for the applicants/ appellants and Shri Kankale, learned AGP for the respondent. The prayer is to condone delay of 390 days and 979 days respectively in filing appeal under Section 54 of Land Acquisition Act. Shri Desai, learned counsel states that as the applicants are poor persons and did not receive the amount of compensation, they could not arrange to come to Nagpur and file the matter. He further states that as the land was acquired, they had no source of income. The learned AGP is opposing the prayer for condonation of delay. It is contended that the Stage Government is required to pay huge interest for even such period of delay. 2 The statutory liability to pay interest cannot be a reason relevant for considering the prayer for condonation of delay. There does not seem to be any malafides in the matter. The objection about interest can be taken when the equity in the matter is considered. Hence, delay is condoned. Civil Applications are allowed. The office to register First Appeals. JUDGE *GS.