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Sushil Kukreja, J
Notice. Ms. Sneh Bhimta, Advocate, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of respondents No.1& 2.
No reply to the petition is intended to be filed on behalf of respondents No.1 & 2.
In the instant petition, a prayer has been made by the petitioners to extend the time for completion of the arbitral proceedings pending before the Arbitrator-cum-Divisional Commissioner, Mandi, District Mandi, exercising the powers of Arbitrator under Section 3 of the National Highways Act, 1956.
Learned counsel for the parties have submitted that the issue in question is squarely covered by the judgment rendered by a coordinate Bench of this Court in Arbitration Case No.126 of 2022 alongwith connected therewith matters, titled Sh. Ram Chand Vs. Land Acquisition Officer & Another and the instant petition may be disposed of by directing the learned Arbitrator to conclude the arbitral proceedings in terms of the said judgment.
Accordingly, in view of the aforesaid decision rendered by this Court, the instant petition is allowed and the Arbitrator-cum-Divisional Commissioner, Mandi, District Mandi, exercising the powers of Arbitrator under Section 3 of the National Highways Act, 1956 is directed to conclude the arbitral proceedings in Ref. Petition No.1035/2017, on or before 11.06.2024.
Petition stands disposed of, so also the pending miscellaneous applications, if any.