Case brief
What is this about?
Condonation of delay 152 days; Section 9 Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 interim measures; stay of execution of arbitral award; conditional deposit of entire award amount with up-to-date interest; NHAI National Highway Authority of India; Jagdish; Prakash Chand deceased respondent substitution of legal heirs; common Award Arbitrator-cum-Divisional Commissioner Mandi 05.09.2017; District Judge Bilaspur Arbitration Case No.80 of 2018 order 04.09.2023; identical cases; OMP(M) No.76 of 2024; OMP(M) No.77 of 2024; Arbitration Appeal 2025; Ranjan Sharma Judge; decision 02.01.2025.
What did the court decide?
Delay of 152 days in filing the accompanying arbitration appeal condoned; Section 9 interim measures granted subject to deposit of the entire Award amount with up-to-date interest in the Registry within four weeks; operation and execution of the impugned order dated 04.09.2023 (District Judge, Bilaspur) and the impugned award dated 05.09.2017 (Arbitrator-cum-Divisional Commissioner, Mandi) stayed; OMP No.___ of 2025 and Arbitration Appeal No.___ of 2025 to be registered, with appearance put in for respondents, and matter listed after four weeks.