Gangadhar Panditrao Mundhe And ANR v. The State Of Maharashtra Thr The Collector, Latur And ORS

2025:BHC-AUG:8314

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD.

939 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 7262 OF 2022 IN FAST/17302/2020 Gangadhar Panditrao Mundhe And Anr ....Applicants

Versus

The State of Maharashtra Thr The Collector, Latur and Ors .....Respondents .....

Shri. N. D. Kendre, Advocate for Applicants Shri. D. J. Patil, AGP for Respondents No.1 & 2 Shri. Shyam C. Arora, Advocate for Respondent No.3 .....

CORAM : NEERAJ P. DHOTE, J.

Dated : MARCH 18, 2025 PER COURT :- .

This is the Application for condonation of 1811 days delay in preferring the Appeal against the Judgment and Award dated 31.12.2014 passed by the learned Reference Court in LAR No.142/2010. 2.

Pursuant to notice issued by this Court on 01.12.2022 on the Application, the learned AGP appears for Respondent No.1 and 2 and learned Advocate appears for Respondent No.3. 3.

Heard both the sides.

4.

It is submitted by learned Advocate for the Applicants that sufficient reasons are shown in the Application which prevented the Applicants in preferring the Appeal within the stipulated time and hence the Application be allowed.

5.

The learned AGP for Respondent Nos.1 and 2 and learned Advocate for Respondent No.3 opposed the Application. 6.

Perused the Application. For the reasons mentioned in paragraph nos.3 and 4 of the Application, the Application is allowed in terms of prayer clause '

B', subject to condition that the Applicants shall not be entitled for the statutory benefits and the interest for the said delayed period. Copy of this order be kept in the order sheet of the Appeal memo. Civil Application stands disposed off accordingly. ( NEERAJ P. DHOTE, J. ) GGP Signed by: Gajanan G. Punde Designation: PA To Honourable Judge Date: 21/03/2025 10:48:36