NHAI vs. Ram Pal & Ors. OMP(M) No. 285 of 2024. 08.10.2025 Present: Ms. Sneh Bhimta, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Yuyutsu Singh Thakur, Advocate, for respondents. OMP(M) Nos. 322, 323, 324 and 325 of 2025. All the proposed legal representations of deceased respondent No.2 and 5 have been served and are presented by Mr. Yuyutsu Singh Thakur, Advocate. There is no objection to all the above applications. Accordingly, the same are allowed for the reasons stated therein. Delay in filing the applications for bringing on record legal representatives of deceased respondents No.2 and 5 is condoned. Legal representatives of deceased respondents No.2 and 5 as detailed in the respective applications are ordered to be brought on record as respondents No.2(a) to 2(f) and respondents No.5(a) to 5(e) (proposed legal representatives No. ix to xiii). Amended memo of parties be filed within two weeks. All the applications stand disposed of. OMP(M) No. 285 of 2024. By way of this application, a prayer has been made to condone the delay of 137 days in filing the appeal under Section 37 of the Arbiration and Conciliation Act, 1996 against the award/order dated 27.12.2023 passed by the learned District Judge, Bilaspur in Arbitration Petition No. 66 of 2019. No reply is sought to be filed by the respondents. The application is duly supported by an affidavit and there is nothing on record to disbelieve the averments made therein. Accordingly, the application is allowed. Delay in filing the appeal is condoned. Accordingly, the application stands disposed of. Arb. Appeal No. of 2025. Appeal be registered. Notice. Mr. Yuyutsu Singh Thakur, Advocate, waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents. Admit. List in due course. OMP No. of 2025. Be registered. Notice. Mr. Yuyutsu Singh Thakur, Advocate, waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents. No reply is sought to be filed. Accordingly, this application is disposed of with direction that the operation of the impugned order dated 27.12.2023 passed by the learned District Judge, Bilaspur in Arbitration Petition No. 66 of 2019 shall remain stayed till the final disposal of the appeal subject to deposit of the entire awarded amount along with upto date interest accrued thereon in the Registry of this Court within eight weeks from today. (Satyen Vaidya) Judge 8th October, 2025. (Jai)