IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 360 OF 2018

IN

FIRST APPEAL (ST) NO. 27211 OF 2017

ANAND The Executive Engineer, ..Applicant

Nandur Madhyameshwar Project, Nashik

SUDHAKAR

SUDAME

Versus

Smt. Haushabai Ramdas Tekannar & anr. ..Respondents

Digitally signed

by ANAND

Ms. Chaitrali Deshmukh, Advocate, for the Applicant

SUDHAKAR

Mr. A. R. Patil, Addl. GP, for the State

SUDAME

Date: 2025.12.10

CORAM : RAJESH S. PATIL, J.

19:38:40 +0530

DATE : 10.12.2025

P. C.

CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 360 OF 2018

1. This Civil Application has been filed for condonation of delay of

4 years and 254 days in filing the First Appeal.

2. Office remarks show that Respondent No. 1 – Claimant has been duly served. None appears on behalf of the Claimant when the matter

is called out.

3. I have heard learned Counsel for the Applicant and Mr. Patil, learned Addl. GP and gone through the contents of the Civil Application. According to me, a case is made out to allow the present

Civil Application.

4. Supreme Court in the judgment of Collector, Land Acquisition,

Anantnag and another Vs. Mst. Katji and Others reported in 1987 SC

1353, has held that:

“Every day’s delay must be explained” does not