1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD. CIVIL APPLICATION NO.3812 OF 2008 IN FIRST APPEAL STAMP NO.3234 OF 2008 The Executive Engineer, Medium Project Division, Latur ... APPLICANT VERSUS Dagdu s/o Kondiba Shinde & anr. ... RESPONDENTS ----- Mrs. Kalpalata Patil Bharaswadkar, Advocate for applicant Shri A.R. Nikam, Advocate for respondent No.1. Shri S.D. Kaldate, A.G.P. for respondent No.2. ----- CORAM : SHRIHARI P. DAVARE, J. DATED : 23rd February, 2010. ORAL ORDER : 1. Perused. Heard learned counsel for the parties. Leave to correct the days in prayer clause (B) of the present application. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith and heard finally with the consent of learned counsel for the parties. 2. This is an application preferred by the applicant for 2 condonation of delay of 310 days in filing the accompanying First Appeal challenging the judgment and award dated 4.11.2006 passed by the Court of District Judge-1, Nilanga in Land Acquisition Reference No.304/1998. 3. After considering the rival submissions advanced by both the learned counsel for the parties, it appears that the reasons for the condonation of delay are mentioned in paragraph No.2 of the present application and the said reasons appear to be satisfactory for condonation of delay. Moreover, it also appears that the said delay of 310 days is not willful, deliberate and intentional and same is certainly not inordinate and, therefore, same is required 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 310 days caused in filing accompanying First Appeal stands condoned and the accompanying First Appeal be registered and numbered accordingly. Rule made absolute in above terms. [SHRIHARI P. DAVARE, J.] fmp/ca3812.08