1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 11339 OF 2008 IN FIRST APPEAL STAMP NO. 21316 OF 2008 The State of Maharashtra & another ....Applicants. Versus Vishvanath s/o. Shivling Kalshetti ....Respondent. Shri. V.D. Rakh, A.G.P. for the applicants. CORAM : R.K. DESHPANDE, JJ. DATE : 9th September, 2009 PER COURT : 1. This is an application for condonation of 1260 days delay caused in filing the appeal. In para (2) of this civil application the applicant State has stated the reasons, and according to the learned A.G.P., which constitute the sufficient cause. The same is reproduced herein below. "2. The Applicant submits that, the impugned judgment and order is passed on 07.02.2005. The Applicant applied for certified copy on 20/06/2007. The certified copies were ready for delivery on 21/7/2007. The Applicant collected the certified copies on 26/7/2007 and there after submitted the proposal to the Law and Judiciary Department for sanction through the office of the District Government Pleader. The Law and Judiciary 2 Department sanctioned the proposal and forwarded to the office of Government Pleader on 18.6.2005. The Government Pleader assigned the first appeal for drafting the concerned Assistant Government Pleader on 20.06.2005. The appeal is drafted and as such the delay caused in filing first appeal is not deliberate or intentional, however, the same is caused because of procedure to be followed by the State while filing first appeal. The Applicant submits that the delay is caused because of the procedural aspects. 2. Bare perusal of the application shows that no sufficient cause is made out for condonation of delay. The delay has not at all been explained, no particular dates are given. In view of this, the application for condonation of delay stands rejected. [ R.K. DESHPANDE, J. ] ssc/ca11339.08