- 1 - IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION No. 137 OF 2008 IN CIVIL REVISION APPLICATION No. 12404 OF 2008 Mrs. Vijaya Ram Ravate & Ors. ... Petitioners Vs. SLAO & Ors. ... Respondents Mr. C. G. Gavankar, for petitioners. Mrs. M. M. Deshmukh, AGP, for respondents. CORAM : R. V. MORE, J. DATE : JUNE 29 2009. PC :- 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the respondents. Present civil application is taken out for condonation of delay of 6 years and 4 months, occurred in filing the abovesaid revision. 2. By the order dated 11th September 2001 the application filed by the petitioners in their petition under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, requesting respondent No.2 to refer the matter to Court, came to be rejected on the ground that the same is not within limitation. - 2 - 3. The petitioners’ mother expired on 16th July 2002. In paragraph 6 of the application, the statement is made that the order dated 11th September 2001 was not communicated either to the petitioners’ mother or present petitioners. This statement is not controverted by the respondents by filing reply to the civil application. The petitioners are not residing in village Nanivali, taluka Khalapur, district Raigad where the acquired land was situated. The petitioners for the first time came to know about the order dated 11th September 2001 in the month of February 2008 and thereafter on obtaining certified copies, filed the revision along with present civil application on 5th May 2008. 4. The statement is also made by the petitioners that the other references in respect of the lands acquired for Morba Dam, are pending in the District Court. Taking over all view of the matter, I am of the view that case for condonation of delay is made out. The said delay is accordingly condoned and Civil Application is allowed in terms of prayer clause (a). 5. Office is directed to register the revision and place the same for admission in the next week. Sd/- [ R. V. MORE, J.]