931.CA.13991.2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 13991 OF 2010 IN FIRST APPEAL (STAMP) NO. 20768 OF 2010 The Executive Engineer Lower Terna Medium Project Divn Osmanabad ...Applicant Versus Sarubai Manik Lombhe and Others ...Respondents *** Mr. Pravin S. Patil, Advocate for the Applicant Mr. Ashtekar R. K., Advocate for Respondent Nos.1 to 4. Mrs. A. S. Mantri, AGP for Respondent – State. *** CORAM : SANJAY A. DESHMUKH, J. DATE : MARCH 27, 2026 PER COURT : 1. Heard. 2. This is an application for condonation of delay of 135 days caused in filing the First Appeal. 3. The learned counsel for the respondents strongly opposed the application and submitted that there is no sufficient reason to condone the delay. 4. Perused the application. For the reasons stated therein, the application deserves to be allowed in the interest of justice as the delay is Shrikant Malani 2026:BHC-AUG:13413 931.CA.13991.2010 neither deliberate nor intentional. Hence the following order. O R D E R A) The Civil Application is allowed. B) The delay of 135 days caused in filing the First Appeal is hereby condoned. ( SANJAY A. DESHMUKH, J. ) Shrikant Malani