Pradeep Kumar v. Collector Land Acquisition NHAI and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Land acquisition arbitration – NHAI – time-bound completion of arbitration proceedings – six months granted to Arbitrator from first appearance of parties – issue of awarding interest left open to Arbitrator, respondents at liberty to agitate – reliance on Coordinate Bench order in Begma v. Collector Land Acquisition and Ors. (Arbitration Case No.521 of 2023, decided 17.07.2023) – parties to appear before Arbitrator on 29.04.2024 – acceptance of downloaded order copy without certified copy – Himachal Pradesh High Court – Rakesh Kainthla, J. – order dated April 1, 2024.
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; the Arbitrator left free to deal with the issue of awarding interest, with liberty to the respondents to agitate it; parties directed to appear before the learned Arbitrator on 29.04.2024; a copy of the order downloaded from the High Court website to be accepted without insisting on a certified copy, subject to verification from the website.