The Executive Engineer, Minor Irrigation Division. Osmanabad v. Anant Mohanrao Suryawanshi and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Condonation of delay; setting aside of abatement; legal heirs / legal representatives (LRS) brought on record; death of claimant-applicant Anant Mohanrao Suryawanshi; withdrawal of deposited land acquisition compensation Rs.3,86,478/- with accrued interest on undertaking to Registrar (Judicial); acquiring body Executive Engineer, Minor Irrigation Division, Osmanabad; 1715 days delay in preferring first appeal; registration and admission of first appeal FAST/7879/2024; waiver of notice by AGP and claimants' counsel; confirmation of ad-interim stay; State of Maharashtra through Collector Osmanabad; Bombay High Court Aurangabad Bench; Shailesh P. Brahme, J.; order dated 13.02.2026.
What did the court decide?
All four civil applications succeeded: (i) delay of 1345 days condoned, abatement set aside and legal heirs of deceased applicant No.1 ordered to be brought on record with liberty to both parties to amend; (ii) applicants permitted to receive the deposited amount of Rs.3,86,478/- with accrued interest on furnishing undertaking to the learned Registrar (Judicial); (iii) acquiring body's delay of 1715 days in preferring the first appeal condoned and the Office directed to register the appeal, which was admitted with notice waived by both sides and R&P called for; (iv) ad-interim stay granted earlier confirmed and the stay application disposed of.