JUDGMENT - R.G. DESHPANDE, J. :---Regular Civil Suit No. 59/1981 was filed by the present respondent No. 1 as a plaintiff against the present petitioner and three others in the Court of the Civil Judge, Junior Division, Jamner, on the ground that the sale deed dated 12-5-1976 executed by the original defendant No. 2 - Smt. Parvatibai wd/o Waman be declared as sham and bogus and not binding on the plaintiff and the original defendants 2 to 5. The sale-deed was executed in favour of the present petitioner (original defendant No. 1) for Rs. 6,000/-, the land being Gut No. 31 with an area of 1 hectare 55 R situated at village Takali (Bk), Tq. Jamner District Jalgaon. The suit was filed on 31st March 1981 and summons was issued on 1st of April 1981 thereby fixing the date for appearance of the defendants and for filing of written statement on 21st April, 1981. The record indicates that from 21st April 1981 onwards for one reason or the other, the defendant No. 1 could not file the written statement. On every date, necessary application was made for extension of time to file written statement. From the record, it is seen that about 7 to 8 adjournments were given on this count. It is pe

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