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Swarn Singh v. Union of India and Ors.

Punjab & Haryana HC12 Mar 2025CR/6604/2024

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What is this about?

Swarn Singh v. Union of India through NHAI and others; CR-6604-2024; Punjab and Haryana High Court at Chandigarh; Section 36(2) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996; inordinate delay in disposal of application; Additional District Judge Ferozepur; time-bound decision sought; Coordinate Bench direction of 13.11.2024; application disposed 04.02.2025; revision disposed as grievance redressed; Lapita Banerji J.; decided 12.03.2025.

What did the court decide?

The petitioner's grievance stood redressed as the application under Section 36(2) of the 1996 Act was disposed of vide order dated February 4, 2025; Civil Revision No.6604 of 2024 and connected applications, if any, were disposed of. ¶21

Swarn Singh Vs Union of India and Ors. — Arbitration | Punjab & Haryana HC (2025)

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CR-6604-2024

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Sr. No.111 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

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CR-6604-2024 Date of Decision : 12.03.2025

Swarn Singh

…Petitioner

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Union of Indi a through NHAI and others

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…Respondents

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CORAM : HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE LAPITA BANERJI

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Present : M r. Ranjit Saini, Advocate and M r. Nitin Mehta, Advocate, f o r the petitioner.

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M r. Vikas Chatrath, Advocate, M s. Priya Kaushik, Advocate an d M s. Preetleen Kaur, Advocate f o r respondent No.1-NHAI.

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M r. Brijesh, AAG, Punjab. ***

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LAPITA BANERJI, J. (Oral)

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I n the present civil revision, the petitioner has challenged the inordinate delay in disposing the applicatio n under Section 36(2) of the Arbitration a n d Conciliation Act, 1996 (for short ‘the 1996 Act’) by the Additional D istrict Judge, Ferozepur. Th e petitioner has prayed his application u n der Section 36 (2) of the 199 6 Act to be decided in a time bound manner.

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V ide order dated November 13, 2 024, a Coordinate Bench of this Court dir e cted the Additional District J u dge, Ferozepur to decide the application fil e d under Section 36(2) of the 1 9 96 Act, prior to the date fixed by this Court. A report to that effect was also c alled for. 3. V ide report dated February 4, 2025 this Court has been informed by the learned Additional Distri c t Judge, Ferozepur that the