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NHAI v. Het Ram

Himachal Pradesh HC22 Jul 2026OMPM/122/2026

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Condonation of delay in filing arbitration appeal; conditional stay of execution of impugned judgment and arbitral award subject to deposit of entire awarded amount with up-to-date interest; NHAI vs. Het Ram; OMP (M) No. 122/2026; Romesh Verma, Judge; objection petitions Muhal Bakroha; withdrawal of cases from M/s M.V. Kini & Co.; appeal admitted, records summoned.

What did the court decide?

Delay in filing the main appeal condoned and appeal directed to be registered; appeal admitted with records summoned; operation, implementation and execution of the impugned judgment dated 2.12.2024 and the impugned arbitral award stayed during pendency of the appeal, subject to deposit of the entire awarded amount with up-to-date interest in the Registry within eight weeks. ¶8

NHAI Vs Het Ram — Himachal Pradesh HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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NHAI vs. Het Ram

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OMP (M) No. 122/2026

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22.7.2026 Present: Ms. Sneh Bhimta, Advocate, vice counsel for the applicant.

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Mr. Yuyutsu Singh Thakur, Advocate, for the respondent.

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OMP (M) No. 122/2026

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The present application has been filed for condonation of delay in filing the main appeal. It has been averred in the application that even though copy of the impugned judgment, dated 2.12.2024 was applied by the counsel on 11.3.2025 and delivered on 7.5.2025, however disposal of the case was not within the knowledge of the applicant as the same was never intimated to the applicant by its counsel/Law Firm i.e. M/s M.V. Kini & Co. Due to such inefficiency and lackadaisical attitude of the aforesaid Law Firm, cases were withdrawn from it vide letters dated 20.9.2023 and 26.3.2024. When the applicant inquired from all the Law Firms about pendency of all the cases pending in various Forums, it came to the knowledge of the applicant that objection petitions pertaining to Muhal Bakroha have already been disposed of. Accordingly prompt action was taken for preparation of the appeal. Thus, the aforesaid delay is neither intentional nor deliberate, but has occurred due to unavoidable circumstances, which were beyond the control of the applicant.

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In view of the reasons stated in the application, more particularly, paras 3 to 5 thereof, which is duly

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supported by an affidavit, coupled with submissions made by the learned vice counsel for the applicant, delay in filing the main appeal is condoned. Appeal be registered. Application stands disposed of.

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Arb. Appeal No. /2026

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Heard. Admit. Send for the records. List in due course. Learned vice counsel for the appellant undertakes to supply copy of entire paper-book to the learned counsel for the respondent during the course of the day.

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OMP No. /2026

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Be registered. Heard. Subject to the applicant’s depositing entire awarded amount along with upto date interest in the Registry of this Court within a period of eight weeks from today, operation, implementation and execution of the impugned judgment as also the impugned arbitral award, shall remain stayed during the pendency of the appeal. Application stands disposed of.

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(Romesh Verma) Judge

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(pankaj)

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