Single judge allowed condonation of a 338-day delay in filing an interim application to register an appeal against the Pune M.A.C.T. order, citing administrative busy-ness, lockdown, and Supreme Court directions.
The delay was condoned and the first appeal was registered.
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KANCHAN Digitally signedby KANCHAN VINOD VINOD MAYEKAR MAYEKAR Date: 2023.08.1118:46:58 +0530
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 30403 OF 2022 IN FIRST APPEAL (ST) NO. 97947 OF 2020
Adinath Narayan Pise And Ors. ….. Applicants
VERSUS
Sadashiv Namdev Gitte And Anr. ….. Respondents
Mr.Chetan R. Nagare for the Applicants/Appellants.
CORAM: ABHAY AHUJA, J.
DATE : 10th AUGUST, 2023
P.C:-
By this application, the appellant is seeking condonation of delay
of 338 days in preferring the appeal against the judgment and award dated 7th October, 2019 passed by the M.A.C.T., Pune in M.A.C.P. NO. 715 of 2015.
attention of this Court to paragraphs 4, 5 and 6 of the interim application in support of his contention to condone the delay. Learned counsel would submit that this is an appeal for enhancement of the compensation and the appellant no.1 is the father of the deceased is
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working as a Vice Principal in a school and responsible for all the administration of the school and was very busy with the activities and his services to the school as well the conduct of the board examination and therefore was not able to take leave from his work for visiting the advocate for taking necessary steps for filing the present appeal proceedings.
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dated 23rd March, 2020 in suo-motu Writ Petition No. 3 of 2020 of the Hon’ble Apex Court which extends the period of limitation till February 2022 as such there would be no delay. However, in view of the explanation given in the application, the delay, if any, be condoned.
[ABHAY AHUJA, J.]
1 issue framed by the court
Whether to condone a delay of 338 days in filing an interim application to register a first appeal against the M.A.C.T.'s award.
Adinath Narayan Pise
Kanchan Vinod Mayekar
Sadashiv Namdev Gitte
Abhay Ahuja
As recorded by the court registry
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