The Union of India, General Manager, South Central Rly v. Ashok Vyankoba Kolhawar and 3 Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court (Nagpur Bench), Civil Application Nos. 3060 & 3061 of 2025 in First Appeal No. 530 of 2010, The Union of India vs. Ashok Vyankonda Kolhawar and ors., decided 16/09/2025 by Pravin S. Patil, J. Subject: permission to deposit balance decreetal compensation as per judgment dated 06.09.2023; withdrawal of deposited compensation through the Registry subject to Registrar (Judicial); modification of decree on account of death of respondent no. 3 on 08.07.2020 before final judgment - share of deceased claimant transferred to his father, respondent no. 1. Keywords: decreetal amount, compensation, deposit with Registry, withdrawal, death of claimant, transfer of share to heir, Registrar (Judicial), Tribunal award confirmed with enhancement.
What did the court decide?
(i) Civil Application No. 3060 of 2025 allowed - appellant (Union of India) permitted to deposit the balance decreetal compensation with the Registry within seven days; Registry directed to accept it; respondents permitted to withdraw the deposited amount subject to satisfaction of the Registrar (Judicial). (ii) Civil Application No. 3061 of 2025 allowed with modification - the share of the deceased respondent no. 3, as distributed by the Tribunal and confirmed with enhancement by this Court, transferred to respondent no. 1 (his father); respondents permitted to withdraw subject to satisfaction of the Registrar (Judicial).