UOI & Ors. Vs Ved Ram & Anr. OMP(M) No. 281 of 2025 07.05.2026 Present: Ms. Megha, Advocate, vice Mr. Sumeet Raj Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms. Shabnam, Advocate, vice Mr. Naveen K. Bhardwaj, Advocate, for respondent No. 1. Mr. Tejasvi Sharma, Mr. H.S. Rawat and Mr. Mohinder Zharaick, Additional A.Gs. for respondent No. 2. Service complete. 2. In view of the no objection, made by learned counsel appearing for the respondents, delay in filing the accompanying appeal is ordered to be condoned. Application stands disposed of. Arb. Appeal No. ______ of 2026 3. Vide order of the even date, passed in OMP(M) No. 281 of 2025, the delay in filing the appeal, has been ordered to be condoned. Appeal be registered. 4. Admit. OMPST No. 23462 of 2025 5. Considering the fact that the accompanying appeal has been admitted for hearing, which will take sufficient long time, for its disposal, during the pendency of the appeal, the execution of the award dated 30.05.2023, passed in Case No. 193/21, by the Divisional Commissioner, Mandi, exercising the power of Arbitrator, under the National Highways Act, 1956, shall remain stayed, subject to the condition that the applicant-appellant 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. 6. Alteration/ modification/ vacation on motion. ( Virender Singh ) Judge 07th May, 2026 (Pramod Kumar)