1 2025:CGHC:9524 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 1079 of 2025 1 - Usha Devi Agrawal W/o Hanuman Prasad Agrawal Aged About 70 Years R/o Naya Sarkanda Behind State Bank Of India Bilaspur District - Bilaspur (C.G.) Through Power Of Attorney Holder Ganesh Agrawal Aged About 46 Years S/o Hanuman Prasad Agrawal R/o Naya Sarkanda Behind State Bank Of India Bilaspur District - Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - National Highway Authority of India (Nhai) (Nhai) Through Its Chairman Sector 10 Dwarka New Delhi - 110075 2 - National Highway Authority Of India (Nhai) Through Project Director Project Implementation Unit Abhilasha Parisar Tifra District - Bilaspur (C.G.) 3 - Sub Divisional Officer (Rev.) Competent Authority (Land Acquisition Officer ) Bilaspur District - Bilaspur (C.G.) 4 - Commissioner Bilaspur Division Cum Arbitrator Under The National Highways Act Bilaspur Division District - Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Sushobhit Singh, Advocate AMARDEEP CHOUBEY Digitally signed by AMARDEEP CHOUBEY Date: 2025.02.25 18:06:04 +0530 2 For Respondent/NHAI : Mr. Dhiraj Kumar Wankhede, Advocate For Respondent/State : Mr. Satish Gupta, G.A. Hon’ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru, Judge Order on Board 25/02/2025 1. Heard. 2. The limited prayer made through this petition is that even though the petitioner has raised a dispute before the Arbitrator for adjudication of dispute under sub-Section (5) of Section 3(G) of the National Highways Act, 1956, the matter has remained pending without any decision. 3. Considering that the dispute is pending before the Arbitrator for last one year, at this stage, without passing any order on merits, it is directed that Arbitrator shall decide and adjudicate the dispute as early as possible preferably within a period of 4 months from the date of receipt of copy of this order, subject to cooperation from all the parties. 4. With the aforesaid observation/directions, this petition is disposed of. SD/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) Judge Amardeep