1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY : AURANGABAD BENCH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 1816 OF 2009 IN FIRST APPEAL ST. NO. 21559 OF 2008 1. Godavari Marathwada Irrigation Development Corporation - through its Executive Director. 2. Executive Engineer, Latur Minor Irrigation, Latur. - - - - Applicants versus 1. Ashok s/o. Gurunath Patil, age 35 years, occ. agriculture, and Advocate, R/o. Masabachiwadi, taluka Nilanga, dist. Latur. - - - Respondents Shri S. G. Sangle, Advocate for applicants. CORAM : B. R. GAVAI & N. D. DESHPANDE, JJ. Dated : 6th August 2009 PER COURT : 1. This is application for stay. From the perusal of the impugned judgment it would reveal that though the land was agricultural land, the Reference Court has granted compensation at 2 the rate of Rs.50/- per sq. ft. 2. In that view of the matter, we are inclined to allow the application and stay the impugned judgment and award, however, subject to the condition that applicants deposit 50 per cent of the amount under Award in this Court within a period of eight weeks from today. ( N.D.DESHPANDE, J. ) ( B. R. GAVAI, J. ) pnk/ca181609