Executive Engineer, Kadwa Canal Project, Nashik v. Prabhakar Namdev Jadhav and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Condonation of delay and stay of execution order, Bombay High Court, Gauri Godse J, 10 October 2025; First Appeal (ST) No. 6368 of 2025; Executive Engineer Kadwa Canal Project Nashik Division v. Prabhakar Namdev Jadhav; Land Acquisition Reference compensation enhancement challenged; appeal admitted; execution stayed subject to deposit of entire awarded amount within twelve weeks; default permits execution by claimants; 50% withdrawal on undertaking, balance on bank guarantee; I.A. 7968/2025 and I.A. 7969/2025 allowed; no statutes or precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Delay in filing the first appeal condoned and Interim Application No. 7968 of 2025 allowed in terms of prayer clause (b); First Appeal (ST) No. 6368 of 2025 admitted (merits left open); Interim Application No. 7969 of 2025 (stay) allowed — interim stay of execution of the impugned award conditional on deposit of the entire amount as per the impugned order in the executing court within twelve weeks, failing which the claimants may execute the award; on deposit, claimants to withdraw 50% with usual undertaking and the balance 50% on bank guarantee to the satisfaction of the executing court.