Dattu Dyanoba Kokate and Others v. the State of Maharashtra and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Aurangabad bench, Bombay High Court, writ petition disposed (not decided either way) on claim for interest on delayed payment of a Lok Adalat award (order dated 25/03/2017 in LAR No.150/2012): amount agreed to be paid within six months was paid after 2.5 years; Court held petitioners have alternate remedy before the competent authority and granted liberty to file proceedings claiming interest, to be considered in accordance with law. Filed along with Writ Petition Nos. 13943 and 13923 of 2021 and Civil Application Nos. 2971, 2981 and 2983 of 2025. Judge: Siddheshwar S. Thombre. No statutes or precedents cited; no monetary amounts stated.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the petitioners to file appropriate proceedings claiming interest on the delayed payment, with the concerned authority directed to consider any such application and pass an order in accordance with law; pending Civil Applications, if any, stand disposed of.