The Executive Engineer, Hetavane Project Section 1, Raigad v. Shri. Sayeed Mohammed Wangare Anr. Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court (M. M. Sathaye, J.; decided 14.02.2025) dismissed the application by The Executive Engineer, Hetavane Project Section-1, Raigad (Ms. Chaitrali Deshmukh for Applicant; none for Respondents Shri. Sayeed Mohammed Wangare & Ors.) for condonation of a delay of 6 years and 69 days in filing First Appeal (ST) No. 33764 of 2023, holding the explanation insufficient and taking a consistent view with the Court's earlier rejection (order dated 13/09/2024, IA/10268/2024 in FA(ST)/33757/2023) of a similar 6 years and 132 days' delay by the same Applicant; the First Appeal and other pending Applications were consequently dismissed.
What did the court decide?
The explanation given for the inordinate delay of 6 years and 69 days in filing the First Appeal is not sufficient to justify condonation. ¶18