Deshbhakt Ratanappa Kumbhar Janata Central Co-Operative Consumer Stores Ltd. Thru' Its Gen.Manager v. The Regional Director, Employees State Insurance State Insurance Corporation And ORS.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION NO.1755 OF 2016 IN FIRST APPEAL (STAMP) NO.33637 OF 2015 Deshbhakt Ratanappa Kumbhar Janata Central Co-op. Consumer Stores Ltd., Kolhapur.

.... Applicant V/s.

The Regional Director, Employees State Insurance Corporation, Pune and Ors.

.... Respondents Mr. Meelan Topkar for the Applicant.

None for the Respondents.

CORAM : DR. SHALINI PHANSALKAR-JOSHI, J.

DATE : 19 TH SEPTEMBER, 2018.

P.C. :

1.

Heard Mr. Topkar, learned counsel for the Applicant. 2.

Learned counsel for the Applicant seeks leave to delete the name of Respondent No.3, who was joined as a formal party, and no relief is claimed against Respondent No.3. Leave granted. Amendment to be carried out during the course of the day.

3.

This is an application seeking condonation of delay of 18 days in preferring the First Appeal. Respondent Nos.1 and 2 are duly served with the notice, but not appeared.

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4.

Hence, considering the reasons given in the Civil Application, as sufficient cause is made out, the delay is condoned. 5.

Civil Application is allowed, with no order as to costs. 6.

First Appeal be registered and placed for admission on 4th December 2018.

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