1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 238/2009 IN F. A. ST. NO. 1906 OF 2009 (Mohanlal Pannalal Runwal & Anr. vs. State of Maharashtra & Ors.) AND CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 239/2009 IN F. A. ST. NO. 1904 OF 2009 (Mohanlal Pannalal Runwal & Anr. vs. State of Maharashtra & Ors.) Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. CORAM : B.P. DHARMADHIKARI, J. FEBRUARY 05, 2009. Heard Shri Sambre, learned counsel for the appellants and Smt. Khade, learned AGP for the respondents. The applicants, land owners, pray for condonation of delay of 982 days and 961 days in respective civil applications in filing appeals under Section 54 of Land Acquisition Act. Old age and poverty are the reasons given in support of prayer. During hearing, my attention is invited to the fact that the acquiring agency i.e. VIDC has already filed First Appeal St. 1294 of 2007 against the very same adjudication and as that appeal was delayed, this Court has on 30.1.2009, condoned that delay. It is, therefore, apparent that the present land owners could have filed their cross appeals 2 after appeals filed by VIDC is admitted. Hence, delay is condoned. The office to register First Appeals and place it along with First Appeal St. No. 1294 of 2007. JUDGE *GS.