ANNAPPA @ APPANNA Vs. SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Leave granted.

(2.) This is an appeal directed against an order dated 4th November, 2006 passed by a learned Judge of the High Court of Karnataka, Bangalore in Misc. First Appeal No. 9905 of 2005, by which the High Court, only on the ground of delay, had dismissed the appeal filed before it.

(3.) Despite service, none appeared on behalf of the respondent to oppose this special leave petition. We have ourselves examined the application for condonation of delay of 872 days in filing the appeal before the High Court and also facts and circumstances of the present case. Having heard the learned Counsel for the appellant and after going through the application for condonation of delay, we are of the view that the delay in filing the appeal before the High Court may be condoned subject to the condition that the appellant shall deposit or pay a sum of Rs. 10,000/- as cost in the High Court within a period of four weeks from this date.