High CourtsSingle Bench(2023) 05 SHI CK 0101

Rahul Gautam vs Land Acquisition Officer-Cum-Competent Authority Under National Highways And Another

High Court Of Himachal Pradesh · Decided on 19 May 2023

HON’BLE JUDGES
Ajay Mohan Goel, J
RESULT
Disposed Of
CASE NUMBER
Arbitration Case No. 05 Of 2023

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7 paragraphs · 272 words

Ajay Mohan Goel, J

1.

Notice. Mr. Pushpender Jaswal, learned Additional Advocate General and Ms. Shreya Chauhan, learned Counsel, appear and waive service of notice on behalf of respondents No. 1 and 2, respectively. On instructions of Ms. Shreya Chauhan, learned Counsel, Mr. K.D. Shreedhar, learned Senior Counsel, has also appeared for respondent No. 2.

2.

By way of the present petition, the petitioner has prayed for the following reliefs:-

“In the aforesaid facts and circumstances and submissions it is most respectfully prayed that this Honourable Court may be pleased to allow the present petition and the period of completion of Arbitral proceedings in case No. 875/2015may kindly be extended by twelve months in the interest of justice and fair play.”

3.

The Court stands informed that in similar matters, i.e. in Arbitration Case No. 126 of 2022, titled as Sh. Ram Chand vs. Land Acquisition Officer and another and other connected matters, decided on 01.12.2022, this Court has been pleased to dispose of the said petitions by granting extension to the learned Arbitrator to decide the arbitration proceedings up to 30th June, 2023.

4.

Accordingly, this petition is also disposed of by observing that the findings which have been returned by this Court in Arbitration Case No. 126 of 2022, titled as Sh. Ram Chand vs. Land Acquisition Officer and another and other connected matters, decided on 01.12.2022, shall ipso facto be construed to have been passed in the present petition also. Let Arbitral proceedings in case No. 875/2016, be decided by learned Arbitrator by 31.10.2023.

The petition stands disposed of in above terms, so also pending miscellaneous application(s), if any.