Highway Administrator and Project Director PIU Mandi vs.Bhuvneshwar lias Pankaj and others. OMP(M) No. 439 of 2025 20.03.2026 Present:Ms. Shreya Chauhan, Advocate, for the appicant- appellant. Mr. Diwakar Dev Sharma, Additional Advocate General, for the respondents No. 3 and 4-State. As per the report of the Registry, respondents No. 1 and 2 stand served. However, none has put in appearance on their behalf, therefore, they are proceeded against ex-parte. The present application has been *led for condonation of delay in *ling the present appeal. It has been stated in the application that impugned judgment was passed by the learned District Judge, dated, 02.12.2024 and the copy was applied on 14.01.2025 and the same was delivered on 24.02.2025. Thereafter the legal opinion was sought so as to determine further course of action by the applicant. The matter was examined at various levels for the purpose of *ling of appeal and it was decided *nally to challenge the awards of the learned Courts below and in this process the delay has occurred in *ling the present appeal. The delay in *ling the appeal is neither intentional nor willful and the same has occurred due to unavoidable circumstances which were beyond the control of the applicant. Keeping in view the averments as made in the application which is supported by an a1davit and in view of the fact that the learned counsel for the applicant has no objection in case delay is condoned, the present application is allowed and the delay in *ling the present appeal is condoned. Applicatiion stands disposed o2. Arb. Appeal No._____(ARBST No. 44876/25) Heard. Admit. Record be requisitioned. OMPST No. 44881 of 2025 Heard. Subject to deposit of entire awarded amount alongwith up-to-date interest by the applicant in the Registry of this Court within a period of eight weeks from today, operation of impugned judgment dated 02.12.2024, passed by the learned District Judge in Arb. Petition No. 530 of 2024 shall remain stayed during the pendency of the appeal. The application stands disposed of. ( Romesh Verma) Judge March 20, 2026 ( veena)