Nikki Devi v. Land Acquisition Officer-Cum-Competent Authority Under NHAI and Another
Arbitration – time-bound completion
Case brief
What is this about?
Nikki Devi v. Union of India & Others, Arbitration Case No. 320 of 2024, decided 05.03.2024 by Rakesh Kainthla, Judge, High Court of Himachal Pradesh. Petition disposed of; arbitrator granted six months from the parties' appearance (fixed 18.03.2024) to complete arbitration; issue of interest left to the arbitrator with liberty to respondents to agitate it; coordinate Bench decision in Begma vs. Collector Land Acquisition and Ors. (Arbitration Case No.521 of 2023, decided 17.07.2023) taken into consideration. Counsel: Varun Rana for petitioner; Seema Sharma (Dy. AG) for respondent No.1; Shreya Chauhan for respondents No.2.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of: six months' time granted to the learned Arbitrator from the date the parties appear before him to complete the arbitration proceedings, with the first appearance fixed for 18th March, 2024; the Arbitrator left free to decide the issue of interest, with liberty to the respondents to agitate it.