bsb IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 1260 OF 2007 IN FIRST APPEAL (ST) NO. 4278 OF 2007 The New India Assurance Co. Ltd. ... Applicant V/s Shri Premji Savji Satra & ors. ... Respondents Smt. R. Bhargavan i/by R. Bhargavan & Associates for the applicant. Mr. S.D. Patil for the respondent No.1. CORAM: CORAM: CORAM: S. B. MHASE & S. B. MHASE & S. B. MHASE & SMT. SMT. SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, JJ. NISHITA MHATRE, JJ. NISHITA MHATRE, JJ. DATED: DATED: DATED: 5TH MARCH, 2007. 5TH MARCH, 2007. 5TH MARCH, 2007. P.C. P.C. P.C.: 1. Heard Smt. R. Bhargavan appears for the applicant and Mr. S.D. Patil appears for the respondent No.1. Mr. Patil seeks time to file the Vakalatnama. 3. Heard on delay condonation application. There is a delay of 15 days’. Mr. Bhargavan vehemently opposed for condonation of delay. However, we find that the delay has been properly explained. We further find that the appellant is a public limited company and, therefore, delay is condoned in the interest of justice. 2 4. Civil Application is disposed of. 5. Office is directed to number the appeal and process it for admission. (SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, J.) (S.B. MHASE, J.)