NHAI Vs. Jai Gopal OMP(M) No.252 of 2025 18.07.2025 Present: Ms. Shreya Chauhan, Advocate, for the applicant/appellant. Mr. Yudhvir Singh Thakur, Advocate, for the respondent. Mr. Yudhvir Singh Thakur, Advocate, has put in appearance on behalf of the respondent and submits that Power of Attorney will be filed during the course of the day. No reply is intended to be filed by the respondent to the application. Prayer in the application is for condoning the delay in filing the appeal against the impugned order dated 01.08.2024. The application gives out cogent reasons and explanation for condoning the delay. In view of aforesaid, the application is allowed. Delay in filing the appeal is condoned. The application stands disposed of. Arb. Appeal No. of 2025 Be registered. List for consideration after four weeks. OMP No. of 2025 (OMPST No.28520/2025) Heard. Subject to deposit of entire awarded amount alongwith up to date interest in the Registry of this Court within four weeks, operation and execution of the impugned judgment dated 01.08.2024, passed by the learned District Judge Mandi, H.P. in Arbitration Case No.171 of 2023 (National Highways Authority of India Versus Jai Gopal), shall remain stayed. Parties are, however, at liberty to seek modification/alteration of the order. The application stands disposed of. Jyotsna Rewal Dua July 18, 2025 Judge Mukesh