The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation Through Its Divisional Controller v. Dilip Chhabu Sonawane

Digitally signed by VINA ARVIND KHADPE Date:

2022.06.09 11:23:29 +0530 VINA ARVIND KHADPE Vina Khadpe

(10) IA.3735.2019.doc

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION INTERIM APPLICATION NO.3735 OF 2019 IN FIRST APPEAL (ST) No.30839 OF 2019 The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corpn .... Applicant / Appellant

Versus

Shri Dilip Chhabu Sonawane and anr.

....Respondents Ms.Ayodhya Patki i/b. Mr. N. V. Bhutekar for the Applicant / Appellant. None for the Respondents.

CORAM : SHRIKANT D. KULKARNI, J.

DATE : 6th JUNE, 2022.

P.C. :

1.

This is an Application for condonation of delay moved by the Applicant.

2.

Heard Ms. Ayodhya Patki h/f. Mr. N. V. Bhutekar, learned counsel for the Applicant - National Insurance Co. Ltd. 3.

The sole respondent remained absent though duly served with notice.

4.

Learned counsel for the Applicant submits that there is delay of only 45 days in preferring the First Appeal. The Applicant has assigned sufficient reasons for delay in paragraphs 6 to 10 in the Application. He, therefore, urges to condone the delay.

5.

Having considered the submission of learned counsel for the 1/2

Vina Khadpe

(10) IA.3735.2019.doc Applicant/Appellant, and looking to the reasons assigned in the Application for condonation of delay, it is necessary to condone the delay in the interest of justice. Hence, I pass the following order; :: ORDER ::

(i) Application for condonation of delay is hereby allowed. (ii) Registry is directed to make scrutiny of Appeal as per procedure and thereafter it be numbered and place the matter before the appropriate Court.

(iii) Application for condonation of delay is disposed of. (SHRIKANT D. KULKARNI, J.) 2/2