1 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET No. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD C.A. NO. 2303 OF 2010 IN F.A. ST. NO. 594 OF 2010 C.A. NO. 2304 OF 2010 IN F.A. ST. NO. 592 OF 2010 C.A. NO. 2305 OF 2010 IN F.A. ST. NO. 570 OF 2010 Office Notes,Office Memoranda of Coram,appearances, Court's orders or directions and Registrar's orders Court's or Judge's orders CORAM : P.R. BORKAR,J. DATED : 13.07.2010 1. Heard A.G.P. Shri B.V. Wagh for the applicants. These are applications for condonation of delay of 997 days in filing the First Appeals. The appeals are directed against Land Acquisition Reference Nos. 175, 176 and 177 of 2003 decided by a common judgment by the Civil Judge, Senior Division, Nilanga on 16.01.2007. The enhanced amounts awarded are respectively Rs. 6672/-, Rs. 26021/- and Rs. 6672/-. 2. After hearing the learned A.G.P. for the applicant, considering the reasons given in the application and considering the quantum of enhancement awarded, in my opinion, 2 there is no sufficient reason to condone the delay. If we have regard to Section 102 and Section 96 (4) of the C.P.C., it is not in the interest of society and the litigants that litigation should be encouraged in respect of small amounts. In two of the matters, the enhanced amount is less than Rs. 10,000/-. 3. The reasons given for condonation of delay of 997 days are not satisfactory. Hence, the applications are dismissed. [P.R. BORKAR, J.] snk/2010/JUL10/ca2303.10