1 C.A. 6257/2004 in SAST 17429/2004 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET No. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 6257 OF 2004 IN SECOND APPEAL STAMP NO. 17429 OF 2004 Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions and Registrar's orders Court's or Judge's Orders Mr. Y.M.Khan, Advocate holding for Mr. K.G. Khader, Advocate for the applicants. Mr. S.P.Deshmukh, Advocate for respondents. ............................... CORAM : S.V. GANGAPURWALA, J. DATE : 03/12/2010 PER COURT : 1. This is an application for condonation of delay of 202 days in filing the Appeal. 2. Heard Mr. Y.M.Khan, learned counsel holding for Mr. K.G. Khader, learned counsel for the applicants and Mr. Deshmukh, learned counsel for the respondents. 3. Mr. Khan, the learned counsel states that the delay caused in filing Appeal is not intentional one but due to the fact that the appellants were ill and 2 C.A. 6257/2004 in SAST 17429/2004 further they are old and illiterate. They were also facing financial difficulties. For all these reasons, the learned counsel prays to allow the present Civil Application. 4. Mr. Deshmukh, the learned counsel for the respondents submit that there is no sufficient cause mentioned for causing delay in filing the Appeal. As such, the application does not deserves to be considered. 5. The appellants would not get anything by delay. The expression “ sufficient cause ” has to be liberally construed. It has been stated by the applicants that they were were not keeping good health and further they could not get the knowledge of the decree immediately. They were not attending the Court regularly. They are also illiterate facing financial difficulties. 6. For the reasons stated in the Civil Application, The delay is condoned. The present Civil Application is allowed and as such disposed of. [ S.V. GANGAPURWALA ] JUDGE knp/CA 6257.2004 in SA ST 17429.2004