NHAI v. Parmanand
Case brief
What is this about?
NHAI vs. Parmanand | OMP(M) No. 174 of 2026 / OMPST No. 4008 of 2026 | Romesh Verma, J. | 07.07.2026 | Condonation of 519-day delay in filing arbitration appeal against District Judge, Mandi judgment dated 02.09.2024 (objection petitions re Mohal Dehar; arbitral award dated 03.04.2023) | delay condoned on ground of non-intimation by former counsel M/s M.V. Kini & Co.; appeal registered and admitted; stay of operation, implementation and execution of judgment and award during pendency of appeal, conditional on deposit of entire awarded amount with up-to-date interest within eight weeks | respondent's counsel to file power of attorney within three weeks.
What did the court decide?
Delay of 519 days in filing the appeal condoned and application disposed of; appeal registered and admitted with directions to send for records; OMPST No. 4008 of 2026 registered; operation, implementation and execution of the judgment dated 02.09.2024 (District Judge, Mandi) and arbitral award dated 03.04.2023 stayed during the pendency of the appeal, subject to deposit of the entire awarded amount with up-to-date interest within eight weeks; respondent's counsel to file power of attorney within three weeks (recorded at paras 15-17).