Highway Administrator and Project Director Vs Devta Jamlu Chhani & Ors. OMP (M) No. 443/2025 20.05.2026 Present: Ms. Sneh Bhimta, Advocate, vice Ms. Shreya Chauhan, Advocate, for the applicant- appellant. None for respondent No. 1. Mr. Tejasvi Sharma, Mr. H.S. Rawat, Additional A.Gs., with Ms. Avni Kochhar Mehta, Deputy A.G., for respondents No. 2 & 3. Reply is not intended to be file. Considering the fact as mentioned in the application, which is duly supported by the affidavit of the applicant, delay in filing the accompanying appeal is ordered to be condoned. Application is allowed and disposed of. Arb. Appeal No. _______ of 2026 Vide order of the even date passed in OMP(M) No. 443 of 2025, delay has been ordered to be condoned. Appeal be registered. Admit. Let, notice of the appeal be issued to respondent No. 1, returnable within eight weeks, on taking steps within a period of seven days, from today. OMPST No. 45830/2025 The accompanying appeal has been admitted, which will take sufficient long time. In case, the execution of the award is not stayed, in that eventuality, the purpose of filing the present appeal will be frustrated. Consequently, the application is allowed and during the pendency of the appeal, the execution of the award dated 03.11.2023, in Case No. 1369/2017, passed by the learned Divisional Commissioner, Mandi, is ordered to be stayed, subject to the condition that the applicant shall deposit the entire awarded amount, along with up-to-date interest, within a period of eight weeks, from today. The application stands disposed of. Alteration/modification/vacation on motion. ( Virender Singh ) Judge 20th May, 2026 (Pramod Kumar)