Sunita Rameshwar Ambore and Ors. v. Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Through Executive Engineer and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Withdrawal of deposited compensation pending first appeal; 50% of compensation with accrued interest released; penalty amount withheld at this stage; Section 4-A Employees Compensation Act 1923 mandatory notice contention; employer-employee relationship with deceased workman (Trial Court para 11 finding relied upon); MSEDCL deposit Rs. 18,38,543/-; transmission of Rs. 4,15,960/- to widow (Applicant No.1) within six weeks; appeal grounds (IV)-(VI), (XII) & (XIII) treated as substantial question of law; FA/1014/2025 admitted, notices returnable 29-06-2026; Aurangabad Bench; Abhay J. Mantri, J.; CA/8242/2025; prayer Clause B.
What did the court decide?
CA/8242/2025 partly allowed in terms of prayer Clause B and disposed of: the Applicants are permitted to withdraw 50% of the compensation amount with proportionate accrued interest, and the learned Trial Court is directed to transmit Rs. 4,15,960/- with accrued interest to the bank account of Applicant No.1 (widow) within six weeks on furnishing bank account details; withdrawal of the penalty amount is disallowed at this stage. FA/1014/2025 is admitted on a substantial question of law, notices returnable on 29-06-2026, with Respondent Nos. 1 to 5 waiving service through Mr. Patil.