FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET No. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD C.A. NO. 14838/2010 IN FIRST APPEAL ST. NO. 24261/2010 Office Notes,Office Memoranda of Coram,appearances, Court's orders or directions and Registrar's orders Court's or Judge's orders CORAM : SMT. MRIDULA BHATKAR, J. DATED : 26th Sept., 2011. Mr. S.N. Kendre, A.G.P. for the applicants. Mr. S.B. Madde, Advocate for respondent No.1. 1. Heard. 2. The application for condonation of delay of 1203 days is moved by the State. Learned counsel for the other side opposes the application, on the basis of the judgment delivered by Division Bench of this Court in the case State of Maharashtra & Ors Versus Vithu Kalya Govari & Ors. Reported in 2008(5) Bom. C.R. 323. However, in view of the judgment in the case State of Karnataka Vs. Moinuddin Kuni reported in AIR 2009 S.C. 2577, the delay is condoned, as it is held that Section 5 of the Limitation Act is to be construed liberally, the reasons for causing delay as it is submitted that the file went from department to department and many persons involved in taking decision, the application is allowed with cost of Rs.1,000/-. [SMT. MRIDULA BHATKAR, J.] ts k/2011/Sept.26/ca14838.10