Bombay High Court

KAUSHALYABAI TUKARAM CHAVANversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH THE COLLECTOR JALNA AND ORS

Disposal: Admitted/Allowed/Granted/Rule Absolute

Holding

The court condoned the delay as the explanations provided were satisfactory.

Summary

The petitioners Kaushalyabai Tukaram Chavan and Ramprasad Appasahb Kakade filed civil applications seeking condonation of delays of 2,676 and 1,152 days respectively in filing their appeals before the High Court of Bombay, Aurangabad Bench. The sole issue was whether the court should accept the explanations provided for the extensive delays and condone them. The court examined the explanations submitted by the applicants and found them satisfactory. Consequently, the court exercised its discretion under procedural law to condone the delays. The applications were allowed as per prayer clause ‘A’ and the matters were disposed of.

Issues considered

Whether the delay of 2,676 days and 1,152 days in filing the appeals can be condoned.

Subjects

condonation of delay
civil appeal
procedural law
High Court of Bombay
jurisdiction

Judgment

                                    1                       1063&1072.odt


       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                  BENCH AT AURANGABAD

              1063 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 7885 OF 2025
                          IN FAST/15092/2025
               KAUSHALYABAI TUKARAM CHAVAN
                         VERSUS
     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH THE COLLECTOR
                      JALNA AND ORS
                            …

                               AND
              1072 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 23 OF 2026
                         IN FAST/31114/2025
               RAMPRASAD APPASAHEB KAKADE
                              VERSUS
        THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH THE DIST
                COLLECTOR JALNA AND OTHERS
                                  ...
               Advocate for Applicant : Mr. S.M. Kakde
           AGP for Respondent/s – State : Ms. Preeti Diggikar
                                  …

                         CORAM : MANJUSHA DESHPANDE, J.

                         DATE      : 03rd SEPTEMBER, 2026


PER COURT :

1.            These Civil Applications are filed by the Claimants for

condonation of delay of 2676 and 1152 days’ delay in filing the Appeals.


2.            The delay has been satisfactorily explained by the

Applicants.
                                    2                      1063&1072.odt


3.          Considering the satisfactory explanation for delay given in

the Applications, the delay is condoned.


4.          The Civil Applications are allowed in terms of prayer clause

‘A’.


5.          Civil Applications shall stand disposed of.




                                    ( MANJUSHA DESHPANDE, J. )




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