1 kbp IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION NO.2021 OF 2009 IN FIRST APPEAL STAMP NO.24452 OF 2007 The State of Maharashtra and anr. ..Applicant Vs. Digambar Motiram Jadhav ..Respondent Mr.A.R.Patil, AGP for applicant State. Mr.G.S.Hiranandani, Advocate i/b. Mr.C.G.Gavnekar, Advocate for respondent. CORAM: B.H.MARLAPALLE &. S.J.VAZIFDAR,JJ. Date : June 12, 2009. P.C. 1] Heard Mr.Patil, learned A.G.P. and Mr.Hiranandani, Advocate h/f. Mr.Gavnekar, Advocate for respondent. 2 2] First Appeal under Stamp No.24452 of 2007 has been filed by the State belatedly and hence this Application for condonation for delay. 3] As per office note Appeal is beyond time by 96 days. The award has been passed on 16 th November, 2006 and application for certified true copy was submitted on 17 th November, 2006. It is stated that certified copy was ready on 13 th April, 2007 but was collected by the office of Government Pleader, District Nashik only on 16 th June, 2007. The District Government Pleader took more than one month’s time to forward his opinion to the Law and Judiciary Department and said department issued its Resolution on 3 rd August, 2007. 4] We are, therefore, satisfied that the delay caused has been explained properly and hence deserves to be condoned. 5] Hence, Civil Application is allowed in terms of prayer clause “A”. 6] We direct the Dy. Registrar (Judl.) of this Court to forward a copy of this order to the Reference Court as we have noticed that the said Court has taken about five months’ time to keep ready the certified copy of the award dated 16 th November, 2006. 7] The Court concerned shall submit a report through the learned Principal District Judge, Nashik within a period of eight weeks from today and the Dy. Registrar (Judl.) to place the said report before this Court immediately 3 on its receipt. 8] Appeal be listed for admission on 6 th July, 2009 provided that the order passed by this Court on 6 th May, 2009 is implemented by the State Government before the said date. (S.J.VAZIFDAR,J.) (B.H.MARLAPALLE,J.)