The Executive Engineer, Sina Kolegaon Medium Project Division at Paranda v. Somnath Shama Bandgar and Ors.
Condonation of delay – 57-day delay in filing appeal against award of Reference Court – delay attributed to administrative exigency – applicant derived no advantage by the delay
Case brief
What is this about?
Short order of Bombay High Court (Aurangabad Bench) by S. G. Chapalgaonkar, J. dated 17-04-2025 in Civil Application No. 630 of 2025 in FAST/19/2025, filed by the Executive Engineer, Sina Kolegaon Medium Project Division at Paranda against Somnath Shama Bandgar and Ors. Application to condone 57-day delay in filing appeal against Reference Court award allowed; delay found due to administrative exigency, uncontroverted by served respondents; appeal to be registered subject to removal of office objections. Keywords: condonation of delay, 57 days, Reference Court award, administrative exigency, sufficient cause.
What did the court decide?
Civil Application allowed; delay of 57 days caused in filing the appeal condoned; appeal to be registered subject to removal of office objections. ¶14