NHAI v. Manoj Kumari
Case brief
What is this about?
NHAI vs Manoj Kumari; OMP(M) No. 94 of 2023; decided 15.07.2024 by Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge; condonation of delay of 9 months and 15 days in filing arbitration appeal under Section 37 Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996; challenge to judgment dated 07.01.2022 of District Judge, Mandi dismissing Section 34 objections and affirming award dated 07.12.2017 by Divisional Commissioner; delay condoned on grounds of certified copy delay, departmental approvals and organizational changes; conditional stay of judgment subject to deposit of entire awarded amount within four weeks (OMP No. 529 of 2024); Arb. Appeal No.82 of 2024 listed for 23.08.2024.
What did the court decide?
Condonation of delay of 9 months and 15 days in filing the Arbitration Appeal; in connected OMP No. 529 of 2024, stay of the judgment dated 07.01.2022 conditioned on deposit of the entire awarded amount within four weeks. Arb. Appeal No.82 of 2024 listed for consideration on 23.08.2024.