Omprakash Pal v. Krishn Swaroop
Case brief
What is this about?
FAFO No. 2762 of 2025, High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Court No. 7, Piyush Agrawal J., order dated 12.02.2026; Omprakash Pal v. Krishn Swaroop; appeal against MACT award dated 10.10.2025 in MACP No. 129/2023; admission of appeal; conditional interim stay of award on deposit of entire decreetal amount with up-to-date interest within six weeks; staged release 25%-25%-50% (claimants without security / non-cash security / renewable two-year nationalized bank fixed deposit); automatic vacatur on default; statutory deposit remitted back to Tribunal; notice and summons of lower court record; counsel Gyanendra Kumar Singh for appellant.
What did the court decide?
Appeal admitted with conditional interim stay of the operation and enforcement of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal award dated 10.10.2025, effective upon deposit by the appellant of the entire decreetal amount (including up-to-date interest, after adjusting the statutory deposit) within six weeks before the Tribunal; staged release of the deposited amount (25% to claimants without security, 25% against non-cash security, 50% in a renewable two-year fixed-term nationalized bank account); interim order to stand automatically vacated on non-compliance; statutory deposit to be sent back to the Tribunal; notice issued to respondents.