Govindrao S/O Baburao Katare and Ors. v. The Executive Engineer Majalgaon Canal Division No 10
Case brief
What is this about?
Withdrawal of land-acquisition compensation deposit; civil application in First Appeal No. 4223 of 2023; applicants Govindrao Baburao Katare and others; respondent Executive Engineer, Majalgaon Canal Division No. 1; deposit Rs. 16,74,787; partial release of 50% on undertaking and 25% on solvent surety/security; balance invested in nationalized bank; reliance on common order dated 18.12.2024 in First Appeal Stamp No. 14599 of 2023 granting 75% to similarly situated claimants; deposit transferred to Reference Court, Civil Judge Senior Division, Parbhani; Bombay High Court Aurangabad Bench; Shailesh P. Brahme J.; decided 08.01.2026.
What did the court decide?
Applicants permitted to receive 50% of the deposited amount with accrued interest on furnishing an undertaking and 25% with accrued interest on furnishing solvent surety/security to the satisfaction of the Presiding Officer of the Reference Court; balance to be invested in a nationalized bank; High Court deposit to be transferred to the Reference Court, Civil Judge Senior Division, Parbhani. The civil application stands disposed of.