NHAI v. Rajinder Singh
Case brief
What is this about?
Condonation of delay allowed in NHAI's arbitration appeal against Rajinder Singh; appeal admitted and record requisitioned; conditional stay of execution, implementation and operation of arbitral award dated 08.02.2023 and District Judge, Mandi, H.P. judgment dated 01.08.2024 (CIS Registration No. 118 of 2023), subject to deposit of entire awarded amount with up-to-date interest within eight weeks; change of counsel from M/S M.V. Kini & Co. to M/S Nishaank Matoo & Associates cited as cause of delay.
What did the court decide?
Delay in filing the appeal condoned; appeal admitted with record to be requisitioned; execution, implementation and operation of the impugned award dated 08.02.2023 and the judgment dated 01.08.2024 stayed during the pendency of the appeal, subject to deposit of the entire awarded amount alongwith up-to-date interest within eight weeks.