Maharashtra State Road Transport Ahmednagar. v. Latabai Janardan Ghuge and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Withdrawal of deposited motor accident compensation - 50% on usual undertaking plus additional 25% on surety/security without insistence on revenue-authority valuation; amount transferred to MACT Sangamner; condonation of 147 days delay in filing first appeal FAST/33996/2025; conditional stay of Tribunal (MACT Sangamner) award subject to deposit of entire compensation within eight weeks, auto-vacation on default; MSRTC (Divisional Manager Mumbai / Divisional Controller and MSRTC Ahmednagar) v. Latabai Janardan (Janardhan) Ghuge; advocates R. L. Kute and D. S. Bagul; Bombay High Court, Bench at Aurangabad; Sanjay A. Deshmukh J.; decided 07-04-2026; corrected per speaking-to-minutes order dated 24-04-2026.
What did the court decide?
Composite order disposing three civil applications in First Appeal FAST/33996/2025: (i) Civil Application No. 3204 of 2026 (withdrawal) partly allowed - applicant may withdraw 50% of the deposited amount with accrued interest on furnishing the usual undertaking and a further 25% on furnishing surety/security to the satisfaction of the Member, MACT, Sangamner; the Tribunal shall not insist on valuation of the surety property through the Revenue Authorities and the amount shall be transferred to the Tribunal at Sangamner, Dist. Ahilyanagar; (ii) Civil Application No. 12555 of 2025 allowed - delay of 147 days in filing the first appeal condoned in the interest of justice; (iii) Civil Application No. 12556 of 2025 disposed of - stay of the impugned judgment and award granted subject to deposit of the entire amount of compensation within eight weeks, failing which the stay stands vacated automatically; notice in the first appeal returnable on 17th June, 2026 and R and P called.