1 22 & 23 ca 4268.25 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD 22 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 4268 OF 2025 IN FIRST APPEAL STAMP NO. 9996 OF 2025 Pochiram Vitthal Sukrikar .. Applicant Versus The State of Maharashtra and others .. Respondents Shri Dnyaneshwar A. Bide, Advocate for the Applicant. Shri N. R. Dayma, A.G.P. for the Respondent Nos. 1 and 2. Ms. Vaishali S. Swami, Advocate h/f Shri M. C. Swami, Advocate for the Respondent No. 3. 23 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 4315 OF 2025 IN FIRST APPEAL STAMP NO. 9993 OF 2025 Gangadhar Devrao Khandare .. Applicant Versus The State of Maharashtra and others .. Respondents Shri Dnyaneshwar A. Bide, Advocate for the Applicant. Mrs. M. N. Ghanekar, A.G.P. for the Respondent Nos. 1 and 2. Ms. Vaishali S. Swami, Advocate h/f Shri M. C. Swami, Advocate for the Respondent No. 3. CORAM : SHAILESH P. BRAHME, J. DATE : 11TH DECEMBER, 2025. FINAL ORDER : . Heard both sides. 2. Applicants seek condonation of delay of 2246 and 1056 days caused in preferring respective first appeals. The applicants 2025:BHC-AUG:34894 2 22 & 23 ca 4268.25 are ready to give up the interest and statutory benefits for the delayed period. 3. The respondents have not controverted the contents of the applications. There are no reasons to infer any malafides on the part of the applicants. In similar situated matters Coordinate Bench of this Court has condoned the delay vide order dated 20th February, 2025 passed in Civil Application No. 13730 of 2024. 4. For the reasons stated in the applications it is desirable to condone the delay. The civil applications are allowed. The delay stands condoned on condition that the applicants shall not be entitled to claim interest and statutory benefits for the delayed period. Office shall register the first appeals. The civil applications are disposed of. [ SHAILESH P. BRAHME J. ] bsb/Dec. 25