NHAI v. Jaswant and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Condonation of delay of 281 days; NHAI vs. Jaswant & another; OMP(M) No. 11 of 2026; OMPST No. 70066 of 2025; Arb. Appeal 2026; impugned judgment dated 17.03.2025 by District Judge, Bilaspur; arbitral award dated 14.07.2022; objection petitions pertaining to Mohal Tunnu; briefs withdrawn from M/s M.V. Kini & Co on 20.09.2023 and 26.03.2024; certified copy applied 21.06.2025, delivered 22.07.2025; stay of judgment and award during pendency of appeal subject to deposit of entire awarded amount with up-to-date interest within eight weeks; appeal admitted; Romesh Verma, Judge; decided 19.06.2026.
What did the court decide?
Delay of 281 days in filing the appeal condoned and application allowed; appeal admitted and directed to be registered with records summoned; operation, implementation and execution of the impugned judgment dated 17.03.2025 and the arbitral award dated 14.07.2022 stayed during the pendency of the appeal, subject to deposit of the entire awarded amount with up-to-date interest within eight weeks.