1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION NO.1738 OF 2008 IN FIRST APPEAL (ST) NO.30431 OF 1998 The State of Maharashtra .... Applicant Vs. Bhau Daji Hajare .... Respondent WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO.1740 OF 2008 IN FIRST APPEAL (ST) NO.30433 OF 1998 The State of Maharashtra .... Applicant Vs. Bapu Daji Hajare .... Respondent Mrs. Geeta Mulekar, AGP for Applicant. Respondent absent, despite service. Coram : SMT. R.P. SONDURBALDOTA, J. Date : 11th December, 2008 P.C. 1. The Civil Applications are taken out by the applicant -State for condonation of delay of 1783 days in filing the First Appeals to challenge the correctness and legality of the judgment and order dated 23rd July,1993 passed by the Civil Judge, Senior Division, Solapur in Land Acquisition References No.87 of 1990 and 142 of 1990 respectively. 2 2. The averments in the Civil Applications indicate steps taken by the applicant towards filing of the Appeals. The applications for certified copies of the judgment and order was made by the District Government Pleader on 29th June,1996 i.e. about 3 years after the passing of the order. The date on which the District Government Pleader informed his opinion as regards filing of the appeal to the State Government is not mentioned. However, it is stated that on 4th June,1994, the Solicitor-cum-Joint Secretary to Government, Law and Judiciary Department, Mantralaya,Mumbai issued Resolution for filing of the appeals. The appeals actually came to be filed on 22nd September,1997. The applications do not contain any explanation for the period between 4th June 1994 and 22nd September,1997 as well as 29th June,1996 and 22nd September 1997. In this circumstances, the Civil Applications will have to be rejected for the reason that there is no ground whatsoever made out in the Civil Applications to explain the delay. The Civil Applications are dismissed. . In view of the dismissal of the Civil Applications, First Appeal (St.) No.30431 of 1998 and First Appeal (St.) No.30433 of 1998 automatically stand dismissed. (SMT.R.P. SONDURBALDOTA,J) 3