The Executive Engineer, Latur Minor Irrigation Division, Latur and Anr. v. Bhagwat Shankar Panchal
Case brief
What is this about?
In a bench of one judge, the single-judge court allowed multiple civil applications filed by the Executing Authority. The applicants sought condonation of delay for filing First Appeals against a Reference Court's Award in land acquisition proceedings. Noting the absence of respondents and the public interest nature of land acquisition involving public funds, the court adopted a pragmatic approach
What did the court decide?
The civil applications for condonation of delay were allowed; delay for filing First Appeals against the impugned Judgment and Award is hereby condoned.