JUDGMENT

Sanjay Kumar; CJ. - The State of Manipur; the Commissioner (Power), Government of Manipur; and the Manipur State Power Distribution Company Limited (MSPDCL) are in appeal against the judgment and order dated 19.03.2020 passed by a learned Judge of this Court in W.P. (C) No. 167 of 2019. They also filed MC (W.A.) No. 59 of 2020 seeking stay of operation of the said order, pending disposal of this appeal. By the order under appeal, the learned Judge allowed the writ petition and directed the appellants to pay compensation of Rs.10,00,000/- to the writ petitioners within 60 days, after deducting the amount, if any, already paid to them. In the event the amount was not paid within that time frame, interest was to accrue thereon @ 6% per annum and the amount of Rs. 10,00,000/- along with interest was to be paid within 60 days from the date of expiry of the earlier period of 60 days. The learned Judge also left it open to the petitioners to seek more compensation by approaching the concerned Civil Court.

By interim order dated 11.12.2020, this Court granted stay of the order under appeal, subject to deposit of a sum of Rs.5,00,000/- by the appellants with the Registry of this Cour