The Highway Administrator and Project Director Vs. Raju @ Raj Kumar and Ors. OMP(M) No.138 of 2025 07.08.2025 Present: Ms. Ritu Sharma, Advocate, for the applicant. Mr. B.N. Sharma, Mr. Diwakar Dev Sharma and Mr. Raj Kumar Negi, Addl. Advocates General with Mr. R.P. Singh and Mr. Manish Thakur, Dy. Advocates General, for respondents No.2 and 3/State. Notice issued to respondent No.1 has been received back after validly served. However, none has put in appearance on behalf of respondent No.1, therefore, respondent No.1 is proceeded against ex parte. No reply is intended to be filed on behalf of the non-applicants. Heard counsel for the parties. For the sufficient cause shown in the application, delay of 2 days in filing the present appeal is condoned. Application stands disposed of. Arb. Appeal No.________of 2025 Be registered. On taking steps within three days, issue notice to respondent No.1, returnable within eight weeks. OMP No._________of 2025 Be registered. Operation and execution of the impugned judgment dated 02.12.2024, passed by the learned District Judge and the Arbitral Award dated 05.10.2023, are ordered to be stayed, subject to deposit of entire awarded amount along with upto date interest within eight weeks from today. Application stands disposed of. OMP No.___________of 2025 Be registered. Since certified copies of Annexures A1 to A4 stands filed, therefore, the present application has become infructuous. Application stands disposed of. (Bipin C. Negi) Judge 07th August, 2025 (Gaurav Rawat)