IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 251 OF 2007 IN LETTERS PATENT APPEAL (ST.) NO. 10292 OF 2007 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 3975 OF 2006 Kolhapur Municipal Corporation & Anr. ... Applicants V/s. Suresh Bajrang Powar & Ors. ... Respondents WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 252 OF 2007 IN LETTERS PATENT APPEAL (ST.) NO. 10296 OF 2007 Kolhapur Municipal Corporation & Anr. ... Applicants V/s. Vidya Nandkumar Kadam & Ors. ... Respondents WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 253 OF 2007 IN LETTERS PATENT APPEAL (ST.) NO. 10729 OF 2007 Kolhapur Municipal Corporation & Anr. ... Applicants V/s. Jeevan Shivajirao Mithari & Ors. ... 1 Respondents WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 254 OF 2007 IN LETTERS PATENT APPEAL (ST.) NO. 10734 OF 2007 Kolhapur Municipal Corporation & Anr. ... Applicants V/s. Dilip Shamrao Mohite & Ors. ... Respondents WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 255 OF 2007 IN LETTERS PATENT APPEAL (ST.) NO. 10737 OF 2007 Kolhapur Municipal Corporation & Anr. ... Applicants V/s. Chandrashekhar Mahadev Ransinghe & Ors. ... Respondents WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 256 OF 2007 IN LETTERS PATENT APPEAL (ST.) NO. 10749 OF 2007 Kolhapur Municipal Corporation & Anr. ... Applicants V/s. Dattatraya Anandrao Patil & Ors. ... Respondents WITH 2 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 257 OF 2007 IN LETTERS PATENT APPEAL (ST.) NO. 10753 OF 2007 Kolhapur Municipal Corporation & Anr. ... Applicants V/s. Salim Mubarak Sande & Ors. ... Respondents WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 258 OF 2007 IN LETTERS PATENT APPEAL (ST.) NO. 10757 OF 2007 Kolhapur Municipal Corporation & Anr. ... Applicants V/s. Pandit Narhari Yadav & Ors. ... Respondents WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 259 OF 2007 IN LETTERS PATENT APPEAL (ST.) NO. 10760 OF 2007 Kolhapur Municipal Corporation & Anr. ... Applicants V/s. Nitin Prabhakar Pachindre & Ors. ... Respondents WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 260 OF 2007 3 IN LETTERS PATENT APPEAL (ST.) NO. 10763 OF 2007 Kolhapur Municipal Corporation & Anr. ... Applicants V/s. Madan Shankarrao Yadav & Ors. ... Respondents WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 261 OF 2007 IN LETTERS PATENT APPEAL (ST.) NO. 10768 OF 2007 Kolhapur Municipal Corporation & Anr. ... Applicants V/s. Prakash Malgonda Patil & Ors. ... Respondents WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 262 OF 2007 IN LETTERS PATENT APPEAL (ST.) NO. 10301 OF 2007 Kolhapur Municipal Corporation & Anr. ... Applicants V/s. Sanjana Balaso Patil & Ors. ... Respondents WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 263 OF 2007 IN LETTERS PATENT APPEAL (ST.) NO. 10308 OF 2007 4 Kolhapur Municipal Corporation & Anr. ... Applicants V/s. Vilas Dnyannu Chougale & Ors. ... Respondents WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 264 OF 2007 IN LETTERS PATENT APPEAL (ST.) NO. 10709 OF 2007 Kolhapur Municipal Corporation & Anr. ... Applicants V/s. Manohar Vishnue Kadam & Ors. ... Respondents WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 265 OF 2007 IN LETTERS PATENT APPEAL (ST.) NO. 10720 OF 2007 Kolhapur Municipal Corporation & Anr. ... Applicants V/s. Krishnath Mahadev Patil & Ors. ... Respondents WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 266 OF 2007 IN LETTERS PATENT APPEAL (ST.) NO. 10716 OF 2007 5 Kolhapur Municipal Corporation & Anr. ... Applicants V/s. Pradeep Pandurang Rokade & Ors. ... Respondents WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 267 OF 2007 IN LETTERS PATENT APPEAL (ST.) NO. 10779 OF 2007 Kolhapur Municipal Corporation & Anr. ... Applicants V/s. Sambhaji Dnyannu Chougale & Ors. ... Respondents WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 268 OF 2007 IN LETTERS PATENT APPEAL (ST.) NO. 10784 OF 2007 Kolhapur Municipal Corporation & Anr. ... Applicants V/s. Archana Prakash Powar & Ors. ... Respondents WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 269 OF 2007 IN LETTERS PATENT APPEAL (ST.) NO. 10788 OF 2007 Kolhapur Municipal Corporation & Anr. ... Applicants V/s. 6 Manoj Ramrao Chavan & Ors. ... Respondents WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 270 OF 2007 IN LETTERS PATENT APPEAL (ST.) NO. 10792 OF 2007 Kolhapur Municipal Corporation & Anr. ... Applicants V/s. Babaso Sitaram Nikam & Ors. ... Respondents WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 271 OF 2007 IN LETTERS PATENT APPEAL (ST.) NO. 10795 OF 2007 Kolhapur Municipal Corporation & Anr. ... Applicants V/s. Amar Prataprao Bagal & Ors. ... Respondents WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 272 OF 2007 IN LETTERS PATENT APPEAL (ST.) NO. 10797 OF 2007 Kolhapur Municipal Corporation & Anr. ... Applicants V/s. Sanjay Nivruti Bhosale & Ors. ... Respondents 7 WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 273 OF 2007 IN LETTERS PATENT APPEAL (ST.) NO. 10799 OF 2007 Kolhapur Municipal Corporation & Anr. ... Applicants V/s. Krishan Govind Mane & Ors. ... Respondents WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 274 OF 2007 IN LETTERS PATENT APPEAL (ST.) NO. 10801 OF 2007 Kolhapur Municipal Corporation & Anr. ... Applicants V/s. Dilip Sadashiv Jagtap & Ors. ... Respondents WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 275 OF 2007 IN LETTERS PATENT APPEAL (ST.) NO. 10803 OF 2007 Kolhapur Municipal Corporation & Anr. ... Applicants V/s. Sadanand Baburao Patil & Ors. ... Respondents WITH 8 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 276 OF 2007 IN LETTERS PATENT APPEAL (ST.) NO. 10805 OF 2007 Kolhapur Municipal Corporation & Anr. ... Applicants V/s. Raviraj Balwant Vadgaonkar & Ors. ... Respondents WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 277 OF 2007 IN LETTERS PATENT APPEAL (ST.) NO. 10807 OF 2007 Kolhapur Municipal Corporation & Anr. ... Applicants V/s. Bashir Mahmadhanif Shaikh & Ors. ... Respondents WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 278 OF 2007 IN LETTERS PATENT APPEAL (ST.) NO. 10809 OF 2007 Kolhapur Municipal Corporation & Anr. ... Applicants V/s. Rajaram Hindurao Mane & Ors. ... Respondents WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 279 OF 2007 IN LETTERS PATENT APPEAL (ST.) NO. 10811 OF 2007 Kolhapur Municipal Corporation & Anr. ... Applicants 9 V/s. Ajit Ramchandra Mohite & Ors. ... Respondents WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 280 OF 2007 IN LETTERS PATENT APPEAL (ST.) NO. 10813 OF 2007 Kolhapur Municipal Corporation & Anr. ... Applicants V/s. Ashok Bhikaji Mahadik & Ors. ... Respondents IN ALL MATTERS: Mr. C.G. Patil holding for Mr. S.S. Patwardhan for the Applicants Mr. M.S. Topkar for Respondents No. 1 and 2. CORAM: J.N. PATEL AND A.A. SAYED, JJ. DATE : SEPTEMBER 28, 2007 P.C.:- 1. Heard. 2. All these applications pertain to condonation of delay in filing Letters Patent Appeals upon a common ground. Though the delay is substantial, but we have considered the pleas of the Municipal Corporation and its employees. These matters require to 10 be considered, and, therefore, we are inclined to condone the delay, subject to the Municipal Corporation paying a sum of Rs.250/- (Rupees Two Hundred and Fifty) in each case to respondent No. 1-employee within a period of six weeks. Thereafter, the Letters Patent Appeals be listed for admission. 3. The Civil Applications are accordingly allowed. J.N. PATEL, J. A.A. SAYED, J. 11