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The Project Director v. Sivapriya

Madras HC3 Jun 2026CRP(MD)/1169/2026

Case brief

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What is this about?

NHAI's Section 115 civil revision petition against the Principal District Judge, Theni's order dated 21.11.2025 (E.A.No.2 of 2025 in E.P.No.113 of 2023), which implemented the arbitral award as modified by the District Judge and confirmed by this Court, dismissed by the Madras High Court (Madurai Bench), V. Lakshminarayanan J., on 03.06.2026; the Supreme Court adjourned the related SLP to 31.07.2026 without granting stay; the interim order calling for amounts but withholding disbursement was not extended; no order as to costs; connected C.M.P.(MD)No.5594 of 2026 closed.

What did the court decide?

As no order of stay was obtained from the Supreme Court despite two months' time having been granted to the National Highways Authority, there is no necessity to continue the interim order and the Court is not inclined to extend it any further.

The Project Director Vs Sivapriya — Madras HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

Dismissed

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Issue for consideration

Whether, the Supreme Court having adjourned the SLP to 31.07.2026 without granting any stay of the operation of the order, the interim order (amounts called for but not disbursed) should continue. +1 more

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Court's answer

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Ratio / Principle

All that the learned Principal District Judge, Theni, acting as the Executing Court, has done is to implement the order passed by the Arbitrator, as modified and confirmed by the District Judge and by this Court.

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Key takeaways

The order of the Executing Court implementing the confirmed arbitral award is unimpeachable.ratio¶21

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Madras High Court (Madurai Bench), V. Lakshminarayanan J., order dated 03.06.2026 in C.R.P.(MD)No.1169 of 2026 and connected C.M.P.(MD)No.5594 of 2026. The Project Director, National Highways 45 E&220, NHAI (petitioner) sought, under Section 115 of the Code of Civil Procedure, to set aside the order dated 21.11.2025 of the Principal District Judge, Theni, in E.A.No.2 of 2025 in E.P.No.113 of 2023. On 24.04.2026 the Court had directed that the amounts be called for but not be disbursed to enable NHAI to seek orders in an SLP preferred in the Supreme Court against the order of this Court; the Supreme Court granted no stay and adjourned the SLP to 31.07.2026. Holding that the Executing Court had merely implemented the order passed by the Arbitrator as modified by the District Judge and confirmed by this Court - an order described as unimpeachable - and that, no stay having been obtained despite two months' time, there was no necessity to continue the interim order, the Court declined to extend the interim order, dismissed the Civil Revision Petition, made no order as to costs, and closed the connected miscellaneous petition.

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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DATED: 03.06.2026

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CORAM

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.LAKSHMINARAYANAN

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The Project Director, National Highways 45 E&220, NHAI, Plot 3, Suriya Towers, 2^nd Floor, 1^st East Street, K.K.Nagar, Madurai. ... Petitioner

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vs.

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1.Sivapriya Through her Power Agent, Sivakumar

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2.The Special District Revenue Officer, Competent Authority for Land Acquisition, National Highways 45E and 220, Collectorate Building, Theni. ... Respondents

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PRAYER: Civil Revision Petition filed under Section 115 of the Code of Civil Procedure, to set aside the impugned order dated 21.11.2025 made in E.A.No.2 of 2025 in E.P.No.113 of 2023 on the file of the Principal District Judge, Theni.

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For Petitioner : Mr.K.Govindarajan Deputy Solicitor General

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For R-2 : Mr.M.Dinesh Hari Sudarson Government Advocate

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O R D E R

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The matter was listed on 24.04.2026. On that day, the learned Deputy Solicitor General representing the Civil Revision Petitioner submitted that some breathing time may be granted to the National Highways Authority to move the Supreme Court and obtain orders in the SLP preferred against the order of this Court. Considering the plea made by the learned Deputy Solicitor General, this Court directed that the amounts be called for but not be disbursed. The matter was listed today to enable the learned Deputy Solicitor General to report whether any interim order had been granted by the Supreme Court.

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When the matter was taken up, it was represented that the Supreme Court has not granted stay of the operation of the order but has adjourned the matter to 31.07.2026. As no order of stay has been obtained, there is no necessity to continue the interim order. All that the learned Principal District Judge, Theni, acting as the Executing Court, has done is to implement the order passed by the Arbitrator, as modified and confirmed by the District Judge and by this Court. The order is unimpeachable. As the National Highways Authority has not been able to obtain a stay despite having been granted two months' time, I am not inclined to extend the interim order any further.

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