The State Of Maharashtra (Through The Special Land Acquisition Office, Raigad-Aliabag And ANR. v. Shri. Dhananjay Ganpat Patil

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Civil Application No. 782 of 2019 In First Appeal (st) No. 25417 of 2018 With Civil Application No. 783 of 2019 In First Appeal (st) No. 25417 of 2018 The State of Maharashtra & anr.

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Applicants v/s.

Dhananjay Ganpat Patil ...

Respondent Mr. A.R.Patil, AGP for the applicant.

CORAM : Anil S. Kilor, J 19th January 2022 P.C.

Heard learned AGP Shri Patil for the State. None for Digitally signed by LATA SUNIL PANJWANI Date:

2022.01.31 12:13:40 +0530 Respondents though served.

LATA SUNIL PANJWANI 2.

Shri Patil, the learned AGP submits that there is delay of 111 days in filing first appeal in challenging the Judgment and Award dt.25/01/2018 passed by the learned Civil Judge, Senior Division,

2/2 37 caf 782.19.doc Alibag in Land Acquisition Reference No.141 of 2004. 3.

It is submitted that the sufficient cause is shown in the application particularly in Paragraph-3 onwards which is sufficient for condonation of delay. It is further submitted that delay is not intentional but bonafide.

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After going through the application, more particularly, the reasons stated in Paragraph-3 onwards in the application and in absence of any rebuttal to the said facts, I find that the reasons given in the application are sufficient for condonation of delay. Accordingly, I pass the following order:

ORDER

i) The Application for condonation of delay is allowed. ii) The delay caused in filing First Appeal is condoned. The office is requested to register the First Appeal and place the same before the Court for admission.

(Anil S.Kilor, J) Lata Panjwani, P.S.