1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA MISCELLANEOUS CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 572 OF 2005 Smt. Rukmini Shankar Gaunkar and others. ... Applicants IN Sonoba V. Gaunkar and others. ... Appellants versus The Land Acquisition Officer and others. ... Respondents Mr. J. A. Lobo, Advocate for the Applicants. Mr. J. Abreu, Advocate for the Appellants. Mr. S. S. Kantak, Advocate General with Ms. L. Dharwadkar, Additional Government Advocate for Respondent Nos.1 and 2. Mr. Y. Naik, Advocate for Respondent Nos.3, 4 and 5. 2 CORAM : R. M. LODHA & N. A. BRITTO, JJ. DATE : 30TH AUGUST, 2005. P.C.:­ Heard the learned Counsel for the Appellants, the learned Advocate General for the Respondent Nos. 1 and 2 and the learned Counsel for the Respondent Nos.3 to 5. The Respondents have not filed any reply to the Miscellaneous Civil Application. They do not object if the Miscellaneous Civil Application is granted. For the reasons stated in the Miscellaneous Civil Application, we are satisfied that the Applicants were prevented by sufficient cause in making the application belatedly. We accordingly grant the Miscellaneous Civil Application in terms of prayer (a). Prayer (a) reads thus:­ "(a) to make an order condoning the delay in filing application for bringing the Legal 3 Representatives of Appellant No. 4 on record." Miscellaneous Civil Application stands disposed of. R. M. LODHA, J. N. A. BRITTO, J. RD.