NHAI vs. Suresh Kumar & others OMP(M) No. 230 of 2025 29.08.2025 Present: Mr. Sumeet Raj Sharma, Advocate, for the applicant. None for the respondents. Despite service, none has put in appearance for the respondents. It appears that the respondents do not intend to contest the prayer for condonation of delay in filing the appeal. The application is duly supported by an affidavit. The delay in filing the appeal is 27 days. Primarily, the reasons, as stated for delay in filing the appeal is the time taken for the official process for seeking administrative approval and legal opinion besides some time taken on account of alleged negligence of the counsel earlier engaged by the applicant. The averments made in the application appear to be bonafide. Accordingly, the application is allowed. The delay in filing the appeal is condoned. The application stands disposed of. Arb. Appeal No. /2025 Be registered. Admit. Issue post admission notice to the respondents, returnable for 18.11.2025, on steps being taken within one week. OMP No. /2025 Be registered. Notice in the aforesaid terms. In the meanwhile, operation of impugned judgment dated 5.11.2024, passed by the learned District Judge, Mandi in CIS Registration No. 325 of 2023, shall remain stayed, subject to appellant depositing the entire awarded amount along with upto date interest in the Registry of this Court within eight weeks. OMP No. 920 of 2025 Allowed and disposed of. (Satyen Vaidya) Judge 29th August, 2025 (kck)