The Ex. Engineer, M.I.W. Jalgaon and Anr. v. Vidya Rames Agrawal and Ors.
Land acquisition – Deposit of compensation – Conditional interim relief
Case brief
What is this about?
2025:BHC-AUG:14081; 917 CA 5500/2025 in CA 5165 in FAST/12260/2021; Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench; Suryawanshi & Deshpande, JJ.; 09.05.2025. Acquiring body (Ex. Engineer, MIW Jalgaon) allowed part deposit of Rs. 2 Crores out of Rs. 8,31,00,000/- compensation with 12 weeks' extension for balance with interest; Rs. 1,82,86,572/- already deposited; interim stay against impugned judgment and award continued despite claimant's plea for vacation. Keywords: land acquisition compensation, deposit in instalments, time extension, stay continuation, Civil Application allowed.
What did the court decide?
Applicants permitted to deposit part compensation amount of Rs. 2 Crores in this Court; 12 weeks' time granted to deposit the remaining compensation amount along with interest; interim stay on the impugned judgment and award to continue operating in the meanwhile.