Deputy Chief Engineer (Construction) Central Railway, Ajni, Nagpur v. Prabhakar S/O Nilkanthrao Deshmukh and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench (neutral citation 2026:BHC-NAG:2560), decided on 13 February 2026 by Prafulla S. Khubalkar, J. CAF No.815 of 2025 in First Appeal (Stamp) No.22485 of 2024. Applicant: Deputy Chief Engineer (Construction), Central Railway, Ajni, Nagpur (Mr. V.M. Gadkari, Advocate); Respondents: Prabhakar s/o Nilkanthrao Deshmukh and Others (Ms. P.D. Pisurde, Advocate for Respondent Nos.1 & 2; Ms. P.T. Joshi, AGP for Respondent Nos.3 & 4-State). Condonation of 999 days' delay in filing statutory appeal allowed subject to costs of Rs.3,000/- deposited in Public Welfare Account (opened vide order dated 12.01.2026 in SMPIL No.01 of 2021). Keywords: condonation of delay, statutory appeal, Covid-19 pandemic, costs, Public Welfare Account.
What did the court decide?
Delay of 999 days in filing the statutory appeal condoned, subject to costs of Rs.3,000/- to be deposited by the applicant in the Public Welfare Account within two weeks; civil application disposed of.