The State of Maharashtra and Anr. v. Ravashankar Hattiram Raval D/H Pravin Ravashankar Rawal and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
In this First Appeal challenging an award under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, the court held that the State appellant cannot stay execution unless the full award sum is deposited. It granted interim stay conditional on deposit, allowing original claimants to withdraw funds upon furnishing security.
What did the court decide?
Interim stay of execution granted conditionally on deposit of the entire award amount within 12 weeks; withdrawal permitted upon furnishing security to Reference Court.