C/CA/6071/2024 ORDER DATED: 25/06/2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CIVIL APPLICATION (FOR CONDONATION OF DELAY) NO. 6071 of 2024 In F/FIRST APPEAL NO. 34110 of 2024 With R/CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 6072 of 2024 In F/FIRST APPEAL NO. 34091 of 2024 With R/CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 6075 of 2024 In F/FIRST APPEAL NO. 34100 of 2024 With R/CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 6076 of 2024 In F/FIRST APPEAL NO. 34115 of 2024 With R/CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 6077 of 2024 In F/FIRST APPEAL NO. 34102 of 2024 With R/CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 6084 of 2024 In F/FIRST APPEAL NO. 34099 of 2024 With R/CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 6088 of 2024 In F/FIRST APPEAL NO. 34101 of 2024 With R/CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 6097 of 2024 In F/FIRST APPEAL NO. 34092 of 2024 With R/CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 6098 of 2024 In F/FIRST APPEAL NO. 34098 of 2024 With R/CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 6100 of 2024 In F/FIRST APPEAL NO. 34094 of 2024 ========================================================== SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER , ANAND & ANR. Versus BHURUBHAI VAJESANGBHAI C/CA/6071/2024 ORDER DATED: 25/06/2025 ========================================================== Appearance: MR.RAHUL DAVE AGP APPEARED IN C.A.Nos.6071, 6072, 6075, 6076 & 6077 OF 2024 MS.DEVANSHI PATEL AGP APPEARED IN C.A.Nos.6084, 6088, 6097, 6098 & 6100 OF 2024 for the Applicant(s) No. 1,2 HIMANSHU J AMIN(7787) for the Respondent(s) No. 1 MS ARCHANA U AMIN(2462) for the Respondent(s) No. 1 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVAN M. DESAI Date : 25/06/2025 COMMON ORAL ORDER 1. The captioned Civil Applications are filed under Section 5 of the Limitation Act,1963 for condonation of delay of 246 days caused in preferring the First Appeal. 2. Heard learned AGP for the applicants and learned advocate Mr.Manish Malviya for respondent. 3. Learned AGP has submitted that the file has travelled through various departments of the applicants. Thus, the reason for delay is administrative procedure and time consumed in decision making process. It is further submitted that the delay caused was not intentional and there was no lethargy on the part of the applicants. 4. Per contra, learned advocate for the respondent C/CA/6071/2024 ORDER DATED: 25/06/2025 has opposed the application and submitted that the reasons assigned in the application are not sufficient for condoning the delay. 5. Having considered the submissions of both the sides and having considered the averments made in the application, the reason for delay is administrative procedure and time consumed in decision making process. This court has taken into consideration the view taken by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in catena of decisions that while deciding an application for condonation of delay, liberal and justice orientated approach needs to be adopted so that the substantive rights of the parties are not defeated only on the ground of delay. To meet with the equity, delay needs to be condoned. The cause for delay has sufficiently been made out. Hence, the delay is condoned. 6. The present Civil Applications are allowed and stand disposed of. Rule is made absolute. 7. Registry shall place a copy of this order in each matter. (D. M. DESAI,J) MANOJ Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge. Digitally signed by: MANOJKUMAR(HC01092), PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 01/07/2025 18:18:41