1 W.P.No.5099/11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD. WRIT PETITION NO.5099 OF 2011. 1. Ravindra S/o Shankarlal Agrawal, Age 50 years, Occ.Business & Agri., R/o Shree Colony, College Road, Jalna, Tq. and Dist.Jalna. 2. Satish S/o Shankarlal Tawarawala, AGe 50 years, Occ.Legal Practitioner, R/o Shree Colony, College Road, Jalna, Tq.and Dist. Jalna. ... Petitioners. Versus 1. Indarchand S/o Hukumchand Kabliye, Age major, Occ.Nil, R/o Khadakpura behind old Alankar Talkies,Jalna, Tq.and Dist.Jalna. 2. Radhakisan Balram (deceased) through L.Rs. 2-A) Magan S/o Radhakisan, Age major, Occ. R/o House No.15/6/22, Begam Bazar, Kolsawadi, Hyderabad(A.P.). 2-B) Mohan S/o Radhakisan, Age major, Occ. R/o as above. 2-C) Gangabai @ Gangubai W/o Radhakisa, Age major, Occ. R/o as above. 2-D) Sajan S/o Radhakisan, Age major, Occ. 2 W.P.No.5099/11 R/o As above. 3. The Dist. Superintendent, Land Record, Jalna. 4. Dy.Director Land Records, Aurangabad. ... Respondents. ... Mr.A.S.Bajaj, advocate for the petitioners. Mr.Amol S.Sawant, advocate for Respondent Nos.2-A to 2-D. Mr.Indarchand S/o Hukumchand Kabliye, party-in- person. ... CORAM : S.V.GANGAPURWALA,J. Date : 23.09.2011. ORAL JUDGMENT : 1. Heard. 2. Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of the parties, the petition is taken up for final hearing. 3. The petitioners assails the order passed by the District Superintendent of Land Records, Jalna, by virtue of which the SLR has 3 W.P.No.5099/11 condoned the delay of 33 years. The petitioners had preferred appeal before the Deputy Director of Land Records. The appeal is dismissed on the ground that it is not maintainable. The said orders are assailed before this Court. 4. The grievance of the petitioners is that the SLR has condoned the delay of 33 years without assigning any reason and that too against a dead person. According the learned counsel, the said order can not be sustained in the eyes of law. The party-in-person has filed the affidavit-in-reply along with the documents and has opposed the petition. The said affidavit-in- reply is mostly on the merits. 5. Perusal of the order of the SLR, it is manifest that the SLR has not given any reasons nor has taken into consideration the circumstances for the delay and in one line has condoned the delay of 33 years. 6. The reasons are the life line of any quasi judicial order. They depict the 4 W.P.No.5099/11 application of mind of the authority dealing with the matter. As the order is bereft of any reasons, the said order can not be sustained. In view of that the impugned order dt.13.10.2010, passed by the SLR, Jalna dated 13.10.2010, is quashed and set aside and the parties are relegated before the SLR who shall decide the application for condonation of delay afresh. The application of the present petitioners for impleading as party has been allowed by the Deputy Director of Land Records. In view of that the petitioners would also be entitled to put forth their case before the SLR. 7. The Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of with aforesaid observations and directions. The parties shall appear before the SLR on 10.10.2011. (S.V.GANGAPURWALA,J.) asp/office/wp509911 5 W.P.No.5099/11