1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, AURANGABAD BENCH, AURANGABAD CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 3072 OF 2006 IN FIRST APPEAL ST. NO. 4575 OF 2006 The State of Maharashtra ...Applicant Orig. respondent VERSUS Narsing s/o Govindrao Mahake ...Respondent Orig. claimant ..... Smt. V.A.Shinde, A.G.P. for the applicant/original respondent ..... CORAM : SHRIHARI P.DAVARE, J. DATED : 8th December, 2009 PER COURT : 1 Perused. Heard learned A.G.P. for the applicant. Nobody appears for the respondent/original claimant in spite of service. 2 The applicant has preferred the present application for condonation of delay of 436 days caused in filing the accompanying First Appeal, challenging the judgment and award 2 dated 24.9.2004, passed by learned Civil Judge, Senior Division, Ahmedpur, Camp at Udgir in L.A.R. No.1909 of 2001. 3 On perusal of the averments in the present application and after considering the submissions advanced by learned A.G.P., it appears that the applicant has explained the reasons for delay caused in filing the accompanying First Appeal in para nos. 2 and 3 thereof satisfactorily. Moreover, it also appears that the delay occurred in filing the accompanying First Appeal is not deliberate, willful or intentional and, therefore, same is required to be condoned in the interest of justice. 4 In the result, present application is allowed in terms of prayer clause ‘B’ thereof and delay of 436 days caused in filing the accompanying First Appeal stands condoned. Accompanying First Appeal be registered and numbered accordingly. (SHRIHARI P. DAVARE, J.) dbm/ca3072.06