IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA MISC.CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 101 OF 2009 IN STAMP NUMBER (APPLN.) NO. 421 OF 2009 NORTH WESTERN KARNATAKA ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION THROUGH CHIEF LAW OFFICER ... Applicant Versus SHRI. DASHARAT RASHALKAR AND 3 ORS., ... Respondents Mr. A. R. Kantak, Advocate for the applicant. Coram:- C. L. PANGARKAR, J. Date:- 4th February, 2009 P.C. Heard counsel for the applicant. The present applicant had instituted two First appeals against the award passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Margao on 19.03.2008 whereby the applicant was directed to pay Rs.6,43,000/- in one appeal and a sum of Rs.1,18,001/- in the other appeal. 2. The appeal was presented late in the Court and as such the office raised two objections, the first objection being that the appeal is not accompanied by the application for condonation of delay and the other objection that the statutory amount has not been deposited alongwith the appeal. 3. It is stated in the appeal that the amount could not be deposited in time as the entire machinery was occupied in the elections to be held in Karnataka State. In these circumstances, the objections could not be removed within time and there was no deliberate negligence on the part of the applicant in removing the office objections. 4. Considering the fact that the employees were held up in the elections in Karnataka State, it may be that the applicant could not deposit the said amount and file application for condonation of delay. It is stated by the counsel that the applicant is ready to deposit the said amount and remove the office objections within a week. In view of this, order of dismissal of the appeal is recalled. Office objections be removed within a period of one week. Appeal restored to file. C. L. PANGARKAR, J. lh/.