1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION NOS.5703/08, 5705/08, 5707/08, 5709/08, 5711/08, 5713/08, 5715/08, 5717/08, 5719/08 IN FIRST APPEAL NOS.1179/09 OF 1787/09 Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions and Registrar's orders Court's or Judge's orders. Mrs.G.P.Mulekar AGP for the appellants. Mr.P.N.Joshi for respondent no.1. Mr.C.T.Chandratre for added respondent no.2 CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE AND R.Y.GANOO, JJ. DATED : 25/02/2010 PC: 1. Learned counsel for the added respondent – Irrigation development Corporation submits that in pursuance of the order dated 5.12.2008 the added respondent have already deposited the entire decretal amount, as per their calculation. 2. We have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the award passed by the S.L.A.O. and the judgment and award passed by the reference court. Having considered overall facts and circumstances of the case we S 2 are satisfied that the following interim order shall meet the ends of justice: (a) The claimants in all the civil applications are allowed to withdraw 25% of the amount deposited by respondent no.2 unconditionally. They are further allowed to withdraw another 25% of the amount deposited by the added respondent by furnishing bank guarantee of a Nationalised bank. If they do so, the claimants shall keep the bank guarantee alive till disposal of the appeals. The claimants are also directed to furnish copies of the bank guarantee to the learned counsel appearing for the State and for the acquiring body (i.e. added respondent). (b) The reference court is directed to invest the remaining amount in a Nationalised bank initially for a period of one year and shall renew the same from time to time till all the appeals are heard and decided finally. (c) With these directions the civil applications are disposed of. (R.Y.GANOO,J.) (D.B.BHOSALE,J.)