Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation, Mumbai v. Smt. Amruta Abheejit Helekar
Case brief
What is this about?
Condonation of 100 days' delay in first appeal; registration of First Appeal Stamp No.28367 of 2024 (MSRTC v. Amruta Abheejit Helekar); continuance of interim stay dated 4 December 2024 till appeal disposal upon deposit of entire compensation with interest in the Tribunal; release of 50% of compensation with proportionate interest to claimant-widow-side applicant with 25% disability held by Tribunal, conditional on undertaking to refund with interest; investment of balance by Tribunal in nationalised bank at highest interest; notice returnable 22 April 2025; service waived; Hamdast allowed; Bombay High Court, Civil Appellate Jurisdiction; Shyam C. Chandak, J.; order dated 27 March 2025; no statutory provisions or precedents cited; no monetary figure stated in the order.
What did the court decide?
(i) 100 days' delay in filing the appeal condoned and appeal to be registered (IA 14486/2024); (ii) interim stay of 4 December 2024 to remain operative till disposal of the Appeal, the Appellant having deposited the entire compensation with accrued interest in the Tribunal (IA 14487/2024); (iii) Applicant-claimant permitted to withdraw 50% of the compensation amount with proportionate interest on furnishing an undertaking to refund with interest if the Appellant succeeds, with the Tribunal to invest the remaining amount in a nationalised bank giving highest interest (IA 6494/2025); (iv) notice issued in the appeal returnable 22 April 2025 with service waived and Hamdast allowed (FAST 28367/2024).