Highway Administrator & Project Director and Subhash Chand & Ors. OMP(M) No. 157 of 2025. 22.08.2025 Present: Mr. Sumeet Raj Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Maan Singh, Advocate for respondents No.1 to 4. Mr. Baldev Singh Negi, Addl. A.G., for respondent No.5 and 6. OMP(M) No. 157 of 2025. Respondent No.1 to 4 have been served and is represented by Mr. Maan Singh, Advocate. By way of this application a prayer has been made to condone the delay of 27 days that has occurred in filing the appeal under Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. Respondents have neither filed the reply nor are opposing the averments made in the application. I have gone through the contents of the application which are duly supported by an affidavit of the competent authority. I am satisfied that the reasons stated in the application are bonafide. Accordingly, the application is allowed and the delay in filing the appeal is condoned. Application stands disposed of. Arbitration Appeal No. of 2025. Be Registered. Admit. Post admission notice to the respondents. Mr. Maan Singh, Advocate and Mr. Baldev Singh Negi, learned Additional Advocate General appears and waives service of notice on behalf of respondents No.1 to 4 and 5 & 6 respectively. Mr. Maan Singh, learned counsel seeks time to file power of attorney on behalf of respondents No.1 to 4. Be filed within two weeks. List in due course. OMP No. of 2025. Be registered. Notice. Mr. Maan Singh, Advocate and Mr. Baldev Singh Negi, learned Additional Advocate General appears and waives service of notice on behalf of respondents No.1 to 4 and 5 & 6 respectively. No reply is sought to be filed by the respondents. This application is disposed of with a direction that the operation of the impugned judgment dated 05.11.2024 passed by the learned District Judge Mandi, in Arbitration Case No. 305 of 2024 shall remain stayed during the pendency of the appeal subject to the appellant/applicant depositing the entire awarded amount along with upto date interest accrued thereon in the Registry of this Court within eight weeks. (Satyen Vaidya) Judge 22nd August, 2025. (Jai)