NHAI vs. Bhagat Ram OMP(M) No. 265 of 2025 8.5.2026 Present: Ms. Shreya Chauhan, Advocate, for the applicant. Mr. Hitender Verma, Advocate vice Mr. Prashant Sharma, Advocate, for the respondent/non-applicant. In view of no objection made by learned counsel for the non-applicant, delay in filing the present appeal is ordered to be condoned. The application is, thus, disposed of. Arb. Appeal No. ______ Vide order of even date, passed in OMP(M) No. 265 of 2025, delay in filing the present appeal has been ordered to be condoned. Be registered. Admit. OMPST No. 28666 of 2025 Be registered. The appeal, preferred by the appellant has been admitted for hearing, which certainly will take sufficient long time, for its disposal. As such, during pendency of the appeal, execution of award, dated 8.2.2023, passed by the learned Divisional Commissioner, Mandi, exercising the powers of Arbitrator, under the National Highways Act, is ordered to be stayed, subject to deposit of the entire awarded amount, alongwith up-to-date interest, within a period of eight weeks from today. The application is, thus, disposed of. Modification/alteration/vacation, on motion. (Virender Singh) Judge May 8, 2026 (kalpana)