National Highway Authority of India v. Leela Devi and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: NHAI v. Leela Devi; OMP(M) No.79 of 2023; condonation of delay; arbitration appeal registration; interim stay of execution; conditional stay on deposit of entire amount with interest; impugned judgment dated 03.09.2022 of District Judge, Bilaspur, HP; Bench: Bipin C. Negi and Gaurav Rawat; decision dated 02.07.2024. Useful for practitioners researching conditional stays of arbitral awards/district court judgments pending appeal and treatment of delay condonation where the applicant pursued parallel remedies.
What did the court decide?
Delay in filing the appeal condoned; direction to register the Arb. Appeal and OMP; interim stay of operation and execution of the impugned judgment dated 03.09.2022, conditional on deposit of the entire amount with up-to-date interest within eight weeks. ¶6