State of Maharashtra (through the Executive Engineer) v. Prakash Uttreswar Mane and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Condonation of 307 days' delay — State's appeal in First Appeal (ST) No. 25160 of 2023 registered; interim withdrawal — landowners permitted to withdraw 50% of deposited enhanced compensation with accrued interest on usual undertaking; withdrawal not treated as consideration of the Reference Court claim; excessiveness objections deferred to final hearing. IA 11332/2025 and IA 12980/2024; Coram: Shivkumar Dige, J.; decided 17-12-2025.
What did the court decide?
In IA 12980/2024: condonation of 307 days' delay in filing the appeal, with the appeal to be registered. In IA 11332/2025: the applicants are permitted to withdraw 50% of the deposited amount along with accrued interest thereon on furnishing the usual undertaking; the State's grounds as to excessiveness of the Reference Court's award are left for the final hearing. ¶34