1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, AURANGABAD BENCH, AURANGABAD CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2447 OF 2009 IN FIRST APPEAL ST. NO. 32840 OF 2004 The State of Maharashtra ...Applicant VERSUS Ashabai w/o Shankarrao Chavan ...Respondent W I T H CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2613 OF 2009 IN F.A.ST. NO. 32895 OF 2004 ----- Shri K.G.Patil, A.G.P. for the applicants/State in all the applications. Shri S.S.Thombare, advocate in C.A. No. 2447 of 2009 for sole respondent and in C.A. No. 2613 of 2009 for resp.nos. 1, 3 and 4 - absent Shri B.R.Sable, advocate in C.A.No.2613 of 2009 for respondent no.2 ----- CORAM : SHRIHARI P. DAVARE, J. DATED : 14th September, 2010 2 PER COURT : - 1 Heard learned counsel for the applicants/State. 2 These are applications preferred by the applicants/State for condonation of delay of 190 days in filing the accompanying First Appeals. 3 Learned counsel for the respondent opposed the application vehemently and submitted that the present application bears no substance and same is devoid of any merits, and therefore, same be rejected. 4 After considering the rival submissions advanced by the learned counsel for the parties and for the reasons stated in the applications, it appears that the applicants/State have explained the delay satisfactorily. Moreover, it also appears that the said delay is not willful, deliberate or intentional and certainly it is not inordinate, and hence, same deserves to be condoned in the interest of justice. 5 In the result, present applications are allowed in terms of prayer clause 'B' thereof and 3 delay of 190 days caused in filing both the accompanying First Appeals stands condoned and said appeals be registered and numbered and present applications are disposed of accordingly. [SHRIHARI P.DAVARE,J.] dbm/ca2447.09