Whether the court can stay execution of award passed under MV Act during pendency of application for condonation of delay in filing of appeal?

[Educator]

However, what the Hon’ble Andhra Pradesh High Court with respect, does not appear to have considered is what has been considered by the Division Bench of this Court in Bhagwan Ganpatrao Godsay Vs. Kachrulal Bastimal Samdariya and connected matters (supra) that if the word “shall” in sub-rule (3) is construed as mandatory the appeal may become infructuous as the decree may have been executed by