The State Of Maharashtra Represented Through Executive Engineer v. M/S. Ashoka Bridgeways Through Its Authorized Person Mr. Uttam Dhondiba Pawar

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION NO.20 OF 2015 IN ARBITRATION APPEAL (STAMP) NO.14214 OF 2015 The State of Maharashtra Represented through Executive Engineer, ..... Applicant V/s M/s. Ashoka Bridgeways through its authorized person Mr. Uttam Dhondiba Pawar ..... Respondent Mr. Kuldeep S. Patil a/w Mr. Ranjeet H. Patil (Special Counsel) for Applicant/Appellant.

Mr. A.A. Garge for Respondent.

CORAM : A.A. SAYED, J.

DATED : 7 AUGUST 2015 P.C.

In the order dated 17 July 2015 in paragraph 1, the contents of paragraph 3) of the Civil Application has been wrongly reproduced. It shall be substituted by the correct paragraph 3 as under: "3.

The Applicant states that there is delay in preferring above mentioned Arbitration Appeal in this Hon'ble High Court. The Applicant states that following are some of the relevant dates to consider abovementioned Civil Application for Condonation of Delay:- 1/4

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30/06/2014 The Judgment and Order passed by the Learned District Judge-1, Pandharpur, Solapur in Civil Misc.

Application (No. 29 of 2014).

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01/07/2014 Applied for the certified copy of impugned Judgment and Order.

3.

01/08/2014 Certified copy of impugned Judgment and Order was ready for delivery.

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05/08/2014 Office of the Executive Engineer, Public Works Department, Pandharpur, District Solapur, forwarded the legal opinion to the Law & Judiciary Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai for filing abovementioned Arbitration Appeal 5.

28/10/2014 The last date of filing the abovementioned Arbitration Appeal.

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27/11/2014 The Additional Secretary, Law & Judiciary Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai by their letter called upon the Executive Engineer, Public Works Department, Pandharpur, District Solapur for further information in the matter.

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04/12/2014 Office of the Executive Engineer, Public Works Department, Pandharpur, District Solapur, provided the said information to the Additional Secretary, Law & Judiciary Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai.

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25/03/2015 The Additional Secretary, Law & Judiciary Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai, issued Resolution No.55/M. Branch for filing the abovementioned Arbitration Appeal 9.

24/04/2015 Office of the Government Pleader, High Court (A.S.), Mumbai, received copy of Resolution alongwith other papers for filing the abovementioned Arbitration Appeal 10.

27/04/2015 Office of the Government Pleader, High Court (A.S.), Mumbai, called upon the (1) Law & Judiciary Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai,

(2) Assistant Government Pleader, Pandharpur, District Solapur, and

(3) Executive Engineer, PWD, Pandharpur, District Solapur, to explain reasons of delay for filing 3/4

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11.

27/04/2015 Office of the Government Pleader, High Court (A.S.), Mumbai, called upon the Executive Engineer, PWD, Pandharpur, District Solapur, to remit requisition amount for payment of court fees and other expenses.

12.

28/04/2015 The papers were handed over to the concerned A.G.P. for drafting Arbitration Appeal and Civil Applicant for stay.

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29/04/2015 The concerned A.G.P. drafted the Arbitration Appeal and Civil Application for Stay.

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The present Arbitration Appeal filed --- 2.

The order dated 17 July 2015 be corrected accordingly. (A.A. SAYED, J.) katkam 4/4