1 cal-296-11gr.sxw dgm IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CAL/296/2011 IN LETTERS PATENT APPEAL (ST) NO.20869 OF 2011 ALONG WITH LETTERS PATENT APPEAL (ST) NO.20869 OF 2011 Smt. Parvati Babaji Kudtarkar .... Appellant vs The Competent Authority, Mumbai .... Respondent Ms. Kranti S.S. Anand for the Appellant. None for the respondent. CORAM: D. K. DESHMUKH & ANOOP V. MOHTA, JJ. DATE : November 15, 2011 P.C.: This is an application for condonation of delay in filing the LPA. The delay is of 15 days. 2 We have heard the learned counsel appearing for the Appellant on merits to find out whether the Appellant has any prima facie case 2 cal-296-11gr.sxw for consideration of the application for condonation of delay. 3 This Appeal is directed against an order passed by a learned Single Judge rejecting the petition filed by the Petitioner challenging an order passed by the City Civil Court taking written statement filed by the Defendant on record and condoning the delay in filing the written statement. Though there was considerable delay in filing written statement, the delay was condoned in the interest of justice so that the Defendant gets an opportunity to contest the Suit. The learned Single Judge, therefore, declined to interfere with the order because all that the order impugned before the learned Single Judge did was taking the defence of the Defendant on record, so that it can be considered by the Court. We find that the learned Single Judge was perfectly justified in not entertaining the petition. No useful purpose will be served by condoning the delay. 4 The Application and the LPA are dismissed accordingly. No costs. (ANOOP V. MOHTA, J.) (D. K. DESHMUKH,J.)