Collector Land Acquisition v. Keshab Ram
Case brief
What is this about?
The court condoned a 68-day delay in filing an appeal supported by an affidavit from the Superintending Engineer of HPPWD and admitted the CMP(M) No. 1160 of 2017. Subsequently, the court stayed the execution of a land acquisition award dated 1.3.2017 pending deposit of the compensation amount within eight weeks of the appellants, reserving liberty to claimants to later seek release of funds.
What did the court decide?
Delay of 68 days in filing appeal condoned; Stayed execution of impugned award dated 1.3.2017 subject to deposit of compensation within eight weeks.