... 1 ... IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION NO.1747 OF 2000 IN FIRST APPEAL (ST) NO.17610 OF 1997 ........................................................... OFFICE NOTES, OFFICE MEMORANDUM OF CORAM, APPEARANCES, COURT’S COURT’S OR JUDGES ORDERS OR DIRECTIONS ORDERS AND REGISTRAR’S ORDERS ........................................................... Mr Y.M. Nakhawa, A.G.P. for the Applicant. CORAM CORAM CORAM : A. S. OKA, J. : A. S. OKA, J. : A. S. OKA, J. DATE DATE DATE : APRIL 28, 2006. : APRIL 28, 2006. : APRIL 28, 2006. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: 1. Prayer in this Application is for stay of execution of the judgment and award dated 31st December, 1996 passed in a reference under section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. Till today this court has not granted any interim stay. Stay cannot be granted after lapse of nine years. Application is rejected. 2. It is made clear that if the claimant has furnished any security to the satisfaction of the Reference Court while withdrawing the amount of compensation, the security shall be maintained till the final disposal of the Appeal. JUDGE JUDGE JUDGE