The New India Assurance Co. Ltd., Nagpur, through Its Legal Officer v. Maya Wd/O. Shravan Dadmal and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Interlocutory order, Bombay High Court Nagpur Bench (2025:BHC-NAG:5383), Abhay J. Mantri, J., 11-06-2025; New India Assurance Co Ltd v. Maya wd/o Shravan Dadmal; First Appeal Stamp No. 13932 of 2023; condonation of 63 days' delay; deletion of deceased respondent No. 4, legal heirs on record; conditional stay of execution and operation of Tribunal's impugned order pending appeal; deposit of entire awarded amount with interest within four weeks as undertaking; automatic vacation of stay on default; execution proceedings before learned Tribunal; appeal listed 14/07/2025; no statutes or precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Both civil applications allowed and disposed of: (i) deletion of deceased respondent No. 4's name permitted within one week, with amended application and appeal memo to be supplied to the other side; (ii) delay of 63 days in filing the appeal condoned and appeal directed to be registered; (iii) interim stay of execution and operation of the impugned order till the next date of hearing, conditional on the appellant depositing the entire awarded amount with interest in this Court within four weeks (undertaking accepted), failing which the stay stands vacated automatically; appeal listed on 14/07/2025.