* 1 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY. CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 5334 OF 2008 IN FIRST APPEAL (ST) NO.14668 OF 1997 Smt.Laxmibai Gopal Patil ....Applicant v/s. The State of Maharashtra thru.The Special Land Acquisition Officer, CIDCO Project, Nashik .....Respondent W I T H CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 5333 OF 2008 IN FIRST APPEAL (ST) NO.14666 OF 1997 Smt.Laxmibai Gopal Patil ....Applicant v/s. The State of Maharashtra thru.The Special Land Acquisition Officer, CIDCO Project, Nashik .....Respondent ========== Ms.Bhavna Khemani h/f.A.J.Ahuja Adv. for applicant. Mrs.S.P.Manchekar, AGP for respondent. CORAM: SMT.R.P.SONDURBALDOTA, J. DATED: 15TH JULY, 2009. P.C. : 1. These Civil Applications are taken out for restoration of the First Appeals * 2 * which were dismissed on 6th August, 2007 for non-removal of office objections. There is delay of about 400 days in preferring the present application. 2. Heard counsels for both sides. 3. Mrs.Manchekar the learned AGP opposes the applications submitting that infact the delay ought to be treated as much longer delay as the office objections were expected to be removed in the year 1997 itself. As against this, learned counsel for the respondent submits that since the appeals were dismissed on 6th August 2007, for the purpose of calculation of delay the date of dismissal of the First Appeals should be taken into account. It is contended by the learned counsel for the applicants that the office objections remained to be removed through over sight. She further submits that the applicants and advocate remained under the impression that these appeals which were infact part of a group of more than 160 appeals were decided and disposed off by the Division Bench of this court, by its order dated 31st January, 2008. By the said judgment and order, the surrounding land owners have been given a substantial hike in the compensation. 4. Heard both the advocates. 5. Perused the applications. For the reasons stated in the Civil Applications the same are allowed in terms of prayer clauses (b) and (c) on condition that the applicants pay costs quantified at Rs.5,000/- per appeal within a period of one week from today. The costs to be deposited with Maharashtra State Legal Services Authority, High Court, Bombay. [SMT.R.P.SONDURBALDOTA, J]