Union of India through the General Manager Central Railway Mumbai and Ors. v. Shesherao Damu Rathod
Case brief
What is this about?
Neutral citation 2025:BHC-AUG:32912; Civil Applications Nos. 12816, 3522 and 3523 of 2025 in FAST/6684/2025, High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Bench at Aurangabad, decided 27.11.2025 by Shailesh P. Brahme, J. Parties: Shesherao Damu Rathod v. Union of India through General Manager, Central Railway (and cross-applications by the Union of India). Subject matter: land acquisition for construction of railway track from Nagar-Beed-Parali; withdrawal of deposited compensation amount with accrued interest on undertaking to Registrar (Judicial); condonation of 280 days' delay in filing first appeal by acquiring body (no malafides); admission of first appeal; confirmation of earlier stay upon entire deposit. Counsel: Shashikant Eknath Shekade (Advocate) and S. V. Hange (AGP). No statutes or precedents cited; no quantum stated.
What did the court decide?
Civil Application No. 12816 of 2025 allowed - applicant permitted to receive the deposited amount with accrued interest on furnishing undertaking to the satisfaction of the learned Registrar (Judicial); Civil Application No. 3522 of 2025 allowed - delay of 280 days in preferring the appeal condoned; First Appeal admitted with notice waived and Record and Proceeding called; Civil Application No. 3523 of 2025 disposed of - earlier stay confirmed.