National Highways Authority of India Through its Project Director Shivaji Vasant Pawar v. Naresh Hundomal Nagdev and Others
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NHAI arbitration appeals dismissed; Aurangabad bench; Pedneker J.; decided 04.05.2026; National Highways Act 1956 ss.3A, 3D(1), 3-G(1), 3-G(5), 3-G(7); Section 34 Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 (also printed once as 'Arbitration Act, 1994'); District Court orders upholding arbitral awards maintained; uniform compensation across 14 villages from Mhasve sale deed 31.12.2010 @ Rs.6458 per square meter with 33% distance and 35% size deductions; Arbitrator rate Rs.2274/- per sq.m., market value Rs.7104/- per sq.m.; late-filed evidence / patent illegality contention (Ssangyong Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd. v. NHAI, Civil Appeal No.4779 of 2019, paras 35-37) noted but not sustained; inward-date manipulation contention (AA 11/2025); locus standi contention (AA 12/2025); villages Sabgavhan Khurd and Mondhale, Taluka Parola, District Jalgaon/Dhule; NH-6 four-laning Km. 470.500-502.800.