1 CAO143-26.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR C.A.O. NO.143/2026 IN FAMILY COURT APPEAL STAMP NO.26429/2025 (LALITA MANOJ GHARPENDE VERSUS MANOJ SEVAKRAM GHARPENDE) Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders of directions Court's or Judge's order and Registrar's orders. Shri M.S. Gupta, counsel for the applicant. CORAM : URMILA JOSHI-PHALKE AND RAJ D. WAKODE , JJ. D ATE : SEPTEMBER 21 , 2026 . Heard Shri Manish Gupta learned counsel for the applicant. 2. The present application is for condonation of delay of 52 days in filing the present Family Court Appeal. The present Family Court Appeal is filed by the applicant-appellant/wife seeking challenge to the judgment dated 19.08.2025 passed by the learned Family Court, Nagpur in Petition No.A-1429/2016 whereby the learned Family Court, Nagpur has allowed the aforesaid petition and has dissolved the marriage between the parties. 3. Shri Manish Gupta, learned counsel for the appellant has invited our attention to the reasons stated in paragraphs 2, 4 and 5 of the present civil application. A perusal of the aforesaid paragraphs reveals that the circumstances in which the present delay of 52 days is caused in filing the Family Court Appeal. Learned counsel Shri Manish Gupta further submits that the applicant is alone in the family and is not having any knowledge and was desirous of engaging another counsel for filing the Family Court Appeal as she did not want to engage the counsel, who had defended her case before the learned Family Court. 4. In our considered opinion, the reasons as stated above in the present civil application are genuine and bonafide and thus the delay caused in filing the Family Court Appeal is unintentional. 2026:BHC-NAG:12507-DB 2 CAO143-26.odt 5. In view of above and for the reasons stated in the civil application, we condone the delay caused in filing the Family Court Appeal as the sufficient cause is made out by the present applicant for condonation of the delay. The civil application is allowed and disposed of. The Registry is directed to register the present Family Court Appeal. FAMILY COURT APPEAL STAMP NO.26429/2025. On registration of the Family Court Appeal, issue notice to the respondent returnable on 07.10.2026. (RAJ D. WAKODE, J.) (URMILA JOSHI-PHALKE, J.) APTE Signed by: Apte Designation: Senior Pvt. Secretary Date: 22/09/2026 11:17:20