1 Civil Application No.8699 of 2009 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CIVIL APPLICATION NO.8699 OF 2009 IN FIRST APPEAL STAMP NO.16833 OF 2009 The State of Maharashtra and another APPLICANTS VERSUS Akhil Ahmed Gulamnabi, through his legal heirs RESPONDENTS Mr.K.G.Patil, learned A.G.P for State (CORAM : A.V.POTDAR, J.) DATE : 25/02/2011 PER COURT : 1. By the present application, the applicant/State has approached this Court for condonation of delay of 759 days in preferring the first appeal against the judgment and award passed in Land Acquisition Reference No.728/2003, dated 11/04/2007. 2. Heard learned A.G.P. for applicants. It is contended that after the judgment and award was passed by the learned Reference Court, proposal was sent to the Law and Judiciary Department, and incomplete proposal was received in the office of A.G.P. On 01/01/2008. It is further contended that all the relevant documents were received in the office of Government Pleader on 2 Civil Application No.8699 of 2009 03/06/2009, and thereafter only the appeal came to be presented on 07/08/2009. It is contended that the delay is not intentional and was caused because of the administrative difficulties, hence prayed for condonation of delay. 3. A Division Bench of this Court in the matter of State of Maharashtra and others versus Vithu Kalya Govari and others, reported in 2008(6) Mh.L.J. 239 has observed that explanation of ‘official hassles’ or ‘administrative difficulties’ can not be regarded as sufficient ground for condonation of delay. This Court has also held that the explanation must be satisfactory. 4. In view of the observations of the Division Bench in the judgment referred supra, it is clear that the ‘official hassles’ or ‘administrative difficulties’ is not a good ground to condone the delay. In the premise, as the delay is not explained satisfactorily, application sans merits, stands rejected. Court fees, if any paid by the applicant/State, be refunded as per rules. (A.V.POTDAR, J.) khs/FEB. 2011/ca501-09