1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD. CIVIL APPLICATION NO.3573 OF 2008 IN FIRST APPEAL STAMP NO.4188 OF 2008 The Executive Engineer, Lower Terna Project Canal Division No.2, Latur ... APPLICANT VERSUS The State of Maharashtra & anr. ... RESPONDENTS ----- Shri Ruturaj Patil, Advocate for the applicant Shri S.D. Kaldate, A.G.P. for respondent No.1 Shri M.S. Patil, Advocate for respondent No.2 (absent) ----- CORAM : SHRIHARI P. DAVARE, J. DATED : 23rd February, 2010. ORAL ORDER : 1. Perused. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. This is an application preferred by the applicant for condonation of delay of 182 days caused in filing the accompanying First Appeal, challenging the judgment and decree passed by learned Adhoc Additional District Judge, Latur in 2 L.A.R. No.45/1996 on 29.3.2007. 3. After considering the rival submissions advanced by both the learned counsel for the parties, it appears that the grounds for the condonation of delay have been mentioned in paragraph No.2 of the present application and the said grounds appear to be satisfactory reasons for condonation of delay. Moreover, it also appears that the said delay of 182 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 (A) thereof and delay of 182 days caused in filing accompanying First Appeal stands condoned and the accompanying First Appeal be registered and numbered accordingly. [SHRIHARI P. DAVARE, J.] fmp/ca3573.08