IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA MISC.CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 956 OF 2009 IN STAMP NUMBER MAIN NO. 3727 OF 2009 MR. RAYMOND APOCIANO ROSARIO AND ANR., THROUGH P.O.A. ... Applicant Versus MRS. EUSEBIA ESPERANCE RODRIGUES AND 8 ANR., ... Respondents Mr. K.B. Surjuse, Advocate for the Applicant. Mr. A. Bhobe, Advocate for the Respondents. Coram:- A. P. LAVANDE, J. Date:- 16th December, 2010 P.C. Heard Mr. Surjuse, learned Counsel for the applicant and Mr. Bhobe, learned Counsel for the respondent. 2. By this application, the applicant seeks condonation of delay of 16 days in filing appeal against order dated 31-07-2009, passed by the Civil Judge Senior Division, Mapusa, dismissing the application for injunction in Civil Miscellaneous Application No. 110/2004/C in Special Civil Suit No. 23/2004/C. 3. Mr. Surjuse, placed reliance upon the following three judgments of the Apex Court:- (i) AIR 1996 Supreme Court 2750, Special Tehsildar, Land Acquisition, Kerala V/S K. V. Ayisumma. (ii) AIR 2002 Supreme Court 1201, Ram Nath Sao alais Ram Nath Sahu and others V/S Gobardhan Sao and (iii) (2004)1 Supreme Court Cases 119, Apangshu Mohan Lodh and others V/S State of Tripura and others. 4. Mr. Surjuse further submits that delay of 16 days in filing appeal deserves to be condoned since Apex Court has held that the term 'sufficient cause' has to be liberally construed. Mr. Bhobe leaves the matter to the Court. 5. Having considered the submissions made and having perused the record and judgments relied upon, I am of the considered opinion that delay of 16 days in filing of appeal deserves to be condoned, subject to applicant paying the sum of Rs. 500/- in favour of Goa State Legal Services Authority within a period of four weeks, and is hereby condoned. 6. Application stands accordingly disposed of. A. P. LAVANDE, J. EV