1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD. CIVIL APPLICATION NO.268 OF 2008 IN FIRST APPEAL STAMP NO.23428 OF 2007 Sakharam Ananda Dhotre & anr. ... APPLICANTS VERSUS National Insurance Co. Ltd. ... RESPONDENT ----- Shri N.R. Jamdhade, Advocate for the applicant Shri S.V. Kulkarni, Advocate for respondent – absent ----- CORAM : SHRIHARI P. DAVARE, J. DATED : 3rd September, 2010. ORAL ORDER : 1. Perused. Heard learned counsel for the applicant. 2. This is an application preferred by the applicants for condonation of delay of 180 days caused in filing the accompanying First Appeal under Stamp No.23428 of 2007. 3. For the reasons stated in the application and more particularly in paragraph Nos.4 and 5 thereof, it appears that the 2 applicants have explained the delay satisfactorily. Moreover, it also appears that the said delay is not willful, deliberate and intentional and, therefore, same deserves to be condoned in the interest of justice. 4. In the result, present application is allowed in terms of prayer clause (B) thereof and delay of 180 days caused in filing the accompanying First Appeal stands condoned and accompanying First Appeal under Stamp No.23428 of 2007 be registered and numbered and present application stands disposed of accordingly. [SHRIHARI P. DAVARE, J.] fmp/ca268.08