1 53 ca 7248.24 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 7248 OF 2024 IN FIRST APPEAL STAMP NO. 12504 OF 2024 The Executive Engineer, Osmanabad Irrigation Department .. Applicant Versus Prabhu Bhanudas Pawar @ Prabhakar Bhanudas Thakar and others .. Respondents Ms. Vaishali S. Swami, Advocate h/f Shri Mahesh C. Swami, Advocate for the Applicant. Shri Shaikh Shoyab Mohammad Israil, Advocate for the Respondent No. 1 Shri S. V. Hange, A.G.P. for the Respondent Nos. 2 and 3. CORAM : SHAILESH P. BRAHME, J. DATE : 06TH FEBRUARY, 2026. FINAL ORDER : . Aplicant seeks to condone delay of 299 days caused in filing first appeal. It is submitted that for the reasons stated in the application, the delay deserves to be condoned. 2. Averments in the application have not been controverted by the respondents. There are no malafides on the part of the applicant in preferring the appeal belatedly. 3. For the reasons mentioned in the application, the civil 2026:BHC-AUG:5429 2 53 ca 7248.24 application is allowed. The delay stands condoned. Office shall register the first appeal. The civil application is disposed of. [ SHAILESH P. BRAHME J. ] bsb/Feb. 26