SLP(C) No. 000131 - / 2021

When a higher court grants a stay subject to deposit of the full decretal amount, an appellate court exercising supervisory jurisdiction may modify the quantum of deposit to a lesser percentage — here reduced to 25% — while preserving the respondent's liberty to seek appropriate relief regarding release of the deposited amount before the original forum. This analysis is brought to you by casestatus.in, tracking procedural developments in Indian civil litigation.