Deputy Chief Engineer (Construction) Central Railway, Ajni, Nagpur v. Prabhakar S/O Nilkanthrao Deshmukh And Others

2026:BHC-NAG:2560 1 58. CAF 815 of 2025.odt

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

NAGPUR BENCH AT NAGPUR CIVIL APPLICATION (CAF) NO.815 OF 2025 IN FIRST APPEAL (STAMP) NO.22485 OF 2024 DEPUTY CHIEF ENGINEER (CONSTRUCTION) CENTRAL RAILWAY, AJNI, NAGPUR

VERSUS

PRABHAKAR S/O NILKANTHRAO DESHMUKH AND OTHERS Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, Appearances, Court's orders or directions and Registrar's orders Court's or Judge's orders Mr. V.M. Gadkari, Advocate for Applicant.

Ms. P.D. Pisurde, Advocate for Respondent Nos.1 & 2. Ms. P.T. Joshi, AGP for Respondent Nos.3 & 4-State. CORAM : PRAFULLA S. KHUBALKAR, J.

DATED : 13th FEBRUARY 2026 1.

Heard learned Advocate for the applicant.

2.

This is an application for condonation of delay of 999 days in filing statutory appeal.

3.

In response to the notice, Advocate Ms. P.D. Pisurde, appears on behalf of respondent Nos.1 and 2.

4.

Learned Advocate for the applicant submits that the delay occurred on account of obtaining necessary approvals and permissions for filing statutory appeal. Apart from this, the delay also occurred on account of problems faced during Covid-19 pandemic. 5.

Having regard to the contents of the application and submissions advanced, the application is allowed and the delay of 999 days in filing statutory appeal is condoned, however, subject to costs

2 58. CAF 815 of 2025.odt of Rs.3,000/- (Rupees Three Thousand Only), to be deposited by the applicant in Public Welfare Account, which is ordered to be opened vide order dated 12.01.2026, passed in SMPIL No.01 of 2021, within a period of two weeks from today.

6.

The civil application is accordingly disposed of. (PRAFULLA S. KHUBALKAR, J.) asd