1 CAO967-26.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR CIVIL APPLICATION (O) NO.967/2026 IN F.C.A. STAMP NO.22734/2024 (DIPAK BHOJRAJ DESHMUKH VERSUS PRACHI DIPAK DESHMUKH) Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders of directions Court's or Judge's order and Registrar's orders. Shri Y.A. Kullarwar, counsel for the applicant. CORAM : URMILA JOSHI-PHALKE AND RAJ D. WAKODE , JJ. D ATE : OCTOBER 05 , 2026 . Heard Shri Y.A. Kullarwar, learned counsel for the applicant. 2. The present application for condonation of delay of 27 days in filing the Family Court Appeal. 3. Shri Y.A. Kullarwar, learned counsel for the applicant submits that though the appeal was drafted well within time, the applicant could not come to Nagpur for verification of the same in view of the continuous hospitalization of his father who was not well and was suffering from heart ailment. Hence, the applicant could not file the present appeal within time. In order to support the aforesaid contention, the relevant medical documents are placed on record. 4. In view of above, we are of the considered opinion that the applicant has made out sufficient cause for not filing the Family Court Appeal in time and the delay of 27 days has occurred. 5. Accordingly, the civil application is allowed. The delay of 27 days in filing the Family Court Appeal is condoned. The civil application is disposed of. FAMILY COURT APPEAL STAMP NO.22734 OF 2024. Since the delay in filing the present Family Court Appeal is condoned, the Office is directed to process and register the Family 2026:BHC-NAG:13240-DB 2 CAO967-26.odt Court Appeal. Once the Family Court Appeal is registered, issue notice to the respondent sole, returnable on 04.11.2026. 2. The applicant shall be at liberty to serve the respondent by private mode in addition to the usual mode of service and file an affidavit of service by the returnable date. (RAJ D. WAKODE, J.) (URMILA JOSHI-PHALKE, J.) APTE Signed by: Apte Designation: Senior Pvt. Secretary Date: 06/10/2026 10:59:01