Gambhir Singh and Others v. Collector Land Acquisition NHAI and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: arbitration; extension/completion of arbitral proceedings; six months' time to Arbitrator; issue of interest left to Arbitrator; liberty to respondents to agitate interest; land acquisition; LAC; NHAI; Himachal Pradesh High Court; Arb. Case No.383 of 2024 (decided 01.04.2024, Rakesh Kainthla, J.); relies on Coordinate Bench order in Begma vs. Collector Land Acquisition and Ors., Arbitration Case No.521 of 2023 (17.07.2023); appearance fixed 29.04.2024; uncertified web-downloaded copy of order accepted.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of: learned Arbitrator granted six months' time from the date the parties appear before him to complete the arbitration proceedings; interest issue left open to be agitated by the respondents and decided by the Arbitrator as per law; parties directed to appear before the learned Arbitrator on 29.04.2024; permission to produce downloaded web copy of the order without certification.