44-IA-7903-25.DOC IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 7903 OF 2025 IN COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION PETITION (L) NO. 18154 OF 2024 Prathmesh Gambhir ...Applicant/ Petitioner Versus Salil Kunte ...Respondent _______ Mr. Suyash Gadre, for Applicant/Petitioner. Mr. Rajat Dedhia, for Respondent. _______ CORAM: AARTI SATHE, J. DATE: 23 SEPTEMBER 2026 P.C. 1. This is an interim application filed on behalf of the Applicant/Petitioner praying for condonation of delay in filing the aforesaid Commercial Arbitration Petition. The delay is of 26 days. 2. There is no written opposition filed to the present Application.Mr. Rajat Dedhia, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Respondent, although orally opposing the Application vehemently, would not dispute the well-settled position in law, as laid down in a catena of judgments of the Supreme Court, with regard to the principles to be followed while considering an application for condonation of delay. In particular, he would not dispute that, in the facts and circumstances of the present case, as set out in the memo of the Application, the Applicant ought not to Mane JYOTI RAJESH MANE Digitally signed by JYOTI RAJESH MANE Date: 2026.09.24 14:18:54 +0530 44-IA-7903-25.DOC suffer or be rendered remediless in pursuing the present Petition. 3. In the aforesaid circumstances, having perused the memo of the Application and considering the period of delay not being very gross, in my opinion, the reasons as set out certainly provide for an appropriate justification and a sufficient cause shown by the Applicant in regard to the delay in filing the Application. It is hence in the interest of justice that the delay is condoned. 4. The Interim Application is hence allowed in terms of prayer clause (a). (AARTI SATHE, J.) Mane