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Bombay High Court

M S E BversusLAXMINARAYAN RAGHUNATH KARVA and ANR

Disposal
Admitted/Allowed/Granted/Rule Absolute

Holding

The Court granted a stay of execution of the impugned judgment and award until the appeal is decided.

Summary

The appellant, Rameshwar Rambilas Somani (deceased) and others, filed applications seeking a stay of execution of an impugned judgment and award against the State of Maharashtra. The learned counsel for the appellant asserted that the entire amount awarded had already been deposited with the Court. The Court considered whether a stay should be granted pending the resolution of the appeal. Relying on the fact of deposit and the pending appeal, the Court ordered that the execution of the judgment and award be stayed until the appeal is finally decided. Consequently, the applications for stay were disposed of in the appellant's favour. The Court also listed the pending appeals for hearing on 11th March 2026.

Issues considered

  • Whether a stay of execution of the impugned judgment and award should be granted pending the appeal

Subjects

  • stay of execution
  • appeal
  • civil application
  • High Court
  • judgment and award

Judgment

                                         1                              17 fa.1219.04.odt


         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY,
                    BENCH AT AURANGABAD.
                   17 FIRST APPEAL NO. 1219 OF 2004

 RAMESHWAR RAMBILAS SOMANI SINCE DECEASED LRS AND ORS
                                   VERSUS
                  STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR
                                      ...
Advocate for Appellant : Mr. N. S. Raole, h/f Mr. S. V. Dixit.
Advocate for Appellant (in FA/1126/2004): Pranit P. Patni, h/f Mr. A. S. Bajaj.
Advocate for Respondent No.1 (in FA/1125/2004) : Mr. Devdatt P. Palodkar.
Advocate for Respondents (in FA/1128/2004) : Ms. Sakshi Katneshwarkar.
AGP for Respondent / State : Mr. S. G. Joshi.
                                      ...

                                 WITH
                    FIRST APPEAL NO. 1126 OF 2004
                                 WITH
                    FIRST APPEAL NO. 1123 OF 2004
                                 WITH
                    FIRST APPEAL NO. 1122 OF 2004
                                 WITH
                    FIRST APPEAL NO. 1125 OF 2004
                                 WITH
                    FIRST APPEAL NO. 1133 OF 2004
                                 WITH
                    FIRST APPEAL NO. 1128 OF 2004
                                 WITH
                  CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 6882 OF 2004
                            IN FA/1133/2004
                                 WITH
                    FIRST APPEAL NO. 1134 OF 2004
                                 WITH
                    FIRST APPEAL NO. 1124 OF 2004
                                 WITH
                  CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 6879 OF 2004
                            IN FA/1130/2004
                                 WITH
                    FIRST APPEAL NO. 1130 OF 2004
                                 WITH
                    FIRST APPEAL NO. 1129 OF 2004
                                 WITH
                    FIRST APPEAL NO. 1131 OF 2004
                                 WITH
                  CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 9528 OF 2005
                            IN FA/1130/2004
                                                2                           17 fa.1219.04.odt


                                         WITH
                          CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 4528 OF 2006
                                    IN FA/1133/2004
                                           ...


                                         CORAM : SANJAY A. DESHMUKH, J.
                                         DATE       :   09th March, 2026.

      P.C.:

      1        Heard the learned counsel for the parties.             Perused the
      applications.

      Applications for stay:
      2        These are applications seeking stay to the execution of the
      impugned judgment and award.

      3        The learned counsel for the appellant submits that the entire
      amount as per the impugned judgment and award is deposited in this
      Court.

      4        In view of the above, there shall be stay to the impugned
      judgment and award till the pendency of the appeal. The applications
      for stay stand disposed of.

      CIVIL APPLICATION NO.9528 / 2005 & CIVIL APPLICATION NO.4528 / 2006
      5        In view of the order passed in the civil applications for stay, these
      applications are allowed and disposed of.

      Appeals:
      6        List all the appeals on 11th March, 2026, first in 02:30 pm
      category.



                                                [ SANJAY A. DESHMUKH, J. ]
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