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Rangrao Bandu Chavan v. The Executive Engineer, Kumbharkinhi Dam Division Pusad And Others

2023-07-18Hon'Ble Smt. Justice M. S. Jawalkar3 pages

1 / 3 920-CAO 942.2023 CORRECTED

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR CIVIL APPLICATION (O) NO. 942 OF 2023 IN MISC. CIVIL APPLICATION (STAMP) NO. 11933 OF 2023 IN FIRST APPEAL NO. 1013 OF 2015 RANGRAO BANDU CHAVAN VS.

THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER KUMBARKINHI DAM DIVISION, PUSAD TQ. PUSAD, DIST. YAVATMAL AND OTHERS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court'

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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shri. A. B. Nakshane, Advocate for appellant. Shri. A. M. Kukday, Advocate for respondent No.1. Shri. K.L.Dharmadhikari, AGP for respondent Nos.2 & 3.

CORAM

: SMT. M. S. JAWALKAR J.

DATE : 18/07/2023 CIVIL APPLICATION (O) NO. 942 OF 2023 The present application is filed for condonation of delay in filing restoration application. There is a delay of 736 days in preferring the restoration application in first appeal. There is a conditional order passed by this Court on 23/01/2019, and time to file private paper-book was extended by four months, as a last chance.

2 / 3 920-CAO 942.2023 CORRECTED 2.

Learned counsel for the appellant submitted that the appellant could not file the private paper book within prescribed time limit, hence, the matter came to be dismissed in view of the conditional order of this Court.

3.

Though, I am not satisfied with the reasons given by the applicant, however, to avoid loss to the applicant and also in view of fact that matter is already covered by some other decision in First Appeal, I am inclined to allow the application subject to costs.

4.

Accordingly, application is allowed and delay in filing the restoration application is hereby condoned, subject to payment of costs of Rs.1000/- (Rupees One Thousand only) to be paid in High Court Bar Association within two weeks. Registry is directed to register Miscellaneous Civil Application after depositing costs.

MISC.CIVIL APPLICATION(STAMP)NO.11933 of 2023 Present application is filed for restoration of First Appeal No.1013 of 2015, which was dismissed by a conditional order of this Court. The application

3 / 3 920-CAO 942.2023 CORRECTED is allowed subject to payment of costs as directed in Civil Application (Stamp) No.942 of 2023.

2.

Registry is directed to restore the First Appeal No.1013 of 2015.

FIRST APPEAL NO.1013 OF 2015 Issue notice to the respondents, returnable within two weeks. Learned counsel Shri. A. M. Kukday, waives notice on behalf of respondent No.1 and learned AGP waives notice on behalf of respondent No.2 and 3.

2.

The appeal be listed in the first week of August, 2023, if costs is deposited within time prescribed.

JUDGE