1 ca1597.11 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET No. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD CIVIL APPLICATION NO.1597 OF 2011 IN FIRST APPEAL (STAMP) 37539 OF 2010 Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. Coram: Shrihari P. Davare, J. Date : 11.02.2011. 1. Heard Shri S.G. Bhalerao, learned Advocate, for the applicant. 2. Issue notice to Respondents Shri S.N. Kendre learned A.G.P. waives notice for Respondent Nos. 1 and 2, and Shri A.M. Hajare, learned Advocate, holding for Shri A.B. Kale, learned Advocate, waives notice for Respondent No. 3, and they opposed the application vehemently. 2 ca1597.11 3. This is an application by the applicant- appellant for condonation of delay of 503 days caused in filing accompanying first appeal, challenging the judgment and award dated 13.1.2009 passed by the learned Adhoc District Judge, Jalna, in L.A.R. NO.182 of 2002. 4. Shri Bhalerao, learned Advocate for the applicant, submits that the Division Bench of this Court, by order dated 26.11.2010 passed in Civil Application No. 7288 of 2010 condoned the delay caused in filing First Appeal (St.) No. 4829 of 2010 with connected appeals and, therefore, requested that delay caused in the present matter, be also condoned. 5. Besides that, it appears from the reasons stated in the present application that the applicant has explained the delay, satisfactorily. Moreover, it appears that the said delay is not willful, 3 ca1597.11 deliberate and intentional and hence, same deserves to be condoned in the interest of justice. 6. Therefore, civil application is allowed in terms of prayer clause (B) and delay caused in filing the accompanying first appeal stands condoned. First Appeal be registered and numbered. 7. Present application stands disposed of, accordingly. pnd/ca1597.11 (SHRIHARI P. DAVARE, J.)