.abs IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 5199 OF 2005 IN FIRST APPEAL NO. 292 OF 2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of : coram, appearances, Court’s Orders: Court’s or Judge’s orders or directions and Registrar Orders: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ms.S.P. Menchekar, A.G.P. for the applicant. CORAM : D.G. KARNIK, J. DATE : 25TH NOVEMBER 2008 P.C. P.C. P.C. : 1. Heard learned A.G.P. for the applicant. None present for the respondent when called. 2. By this application, applicant State prays for stay of the execution of the award. 2. This Court has followed a consistent practice of not granting unconditional stay to the execution of the money decrees and/or money awards. No case is made out for departure from the - 2 - said practice. In the circumstances, only a conditional stay can be granted. Hence, I pass the following order:- (a) The execution of the award passed by the reference court is stayed (if not already executed) subject to the applicant depositing in the reference court the entire amount of the award together with interest within 8 weeks. (b) On such deposit, the respondent is permitted to withdraw 50% of the amount by furnishing a bond for repayment and the balance 50% by furnishing security to the satisfaction of the reference court. (c) The civil application is disposed of. (D.G. KARNIK, J.)