National Highways Authority of India Through its Project Director Shivaji Vasant Pawar v. Ramakant Narayan Agrwal
Case brief
What is this about?
NHAI arbitration appeals batch order, Bombay HC Aurangabad, Rohit W. Joshi J, 13-06-2025; Civil Applications 5849/1757 (ARBA/7/2025), 5851/1758 (ARBA/8/2025), 5853/2318 (ARBA/15/2025), 5855/1768 (ARBA/14/2025), 5856/1760 (ARBA/10/2025), 5858/1763 (ARBA/11/2025), 5869/1767 (ARBA/13/2025); claimants Nagdev, Khairnar, Agrwal, Bhil (LRs), Patil, Agrawal, Shah versus NHAI (Shivaji Vasant Pawar, Project Director); consent listing for final hearing at admission stage on 04.07.2025; continuation of interim relief; liberty to respondents to press withdrawal of deposited amount if not heard; record and proceedings called; conditional stay of execution of impugned award with deposit of entire amount by appellant; seizure of appellants' movables in execution; direction to Executing Court to take up and decide application for release of movables on next date.
What did the court decide?
Interlocutory directions only: appeals posted for final hearing at the stage of admission on 04.07.2025 with consent of parties; interim relief, if any, to continue till the next date; respondents free to press the application for withdrawal of amount if the matters are not heard on 04.07.2025; in ARBA/7/2025, the Executing Court directed to take up and decide the application for release of seized movables on the next date in view of the appellant's deposit of the entire amount.