National Highways Authority of India Through its Project Director Amrish M Mankar v. Shaikh Rasul Shaikh Chotu and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench; interim order dated 16.03.2026 by Justice Arun R. Pedneker in Arbitration Appeal Nos. 33, 34, 35, 36, 38, 39, 40 and 41 of 2026 (with Civil Application Nos. 3107, 3111, 3112, 3113, 3115, 3116, 3118 and 3120 of 2026). National Highways Authority of India (through Project Director Amrish M Mankar) versus respondents including Shaikh Rasul Shaikh Chotu, Sharifabi Shaikh Amin, Shaikh Irfan Karim, Shaikh Ismail Shaikh Usman, Goraknath Yashwanta, Indraraj Tatyabhau, Sanjay Murlidhar and Kasabai Sonaji. Directions: deposit of amount in Court by 27.03.2026 (undertaking regarding villages Talesaman and Deolai); liberty to file withdrawal applications; notice returnable 27.03.2026 with waiver of service; matter stand over to 27.03.2026. No statutory provisions, precedent citations, framed issues or monetary figures appear in the text.
What did the court decide?
Interim directions only: notice issued returnable on 27.03.2026 (service waived by counsel for the respective respondents); NHAI permitted to deposit the amount in Court by 27.03.2026 pursuant to its counsel's undertaking regarding matters from villages Talesaman and Deolai; liberty to file applications for withdrawal of amount; matters stood over to 27.03.2026.