The Union of India, through the General Manager, Central Railway, v. Ramesh S/O Yashwantrao Wadegavkar and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Union of India v. Ramesh S/o. Yashwantrao Wadegavkar and Ors. - Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench - Civil Application (F) No.2527/2025 in First Appeal No. 332/2024 - acceptance of demand draft towards compensation despite one-day delay in deposit - Registry directed to accept Rs.8,00,000/- - death of respondent No.1 during pendency - death certificate marked Article-A - distribution of amount between legal heirs respondent Nos.2 and 3 - equal division of deceased respondent's share - application allowed and disposed of - single judge (Joshi, J.) - 21.08.2025.
What did the court decide?
Application allowed: the Registry to accept the appellant's demand draft of Rs.8,00,000/- towards compensation; the Registry further directed to distribute the amount between respondent Nos.2 and 3, the legal heirs of the deceased respondent No.1, as per the apportionment, with respondent No.1's share divided equally between them; the application stands disposed of accordingly.