NHAI Vs. Suraj alias Suraj Mohan Sharma & Anr. OMP(M) No.300 of 2025 25.11.2025 Present: Mr. Santosh Kumar, Advocate vice Mr. Sumeet Raj Sharma, Advocate, for the applicant/ appellant. Mr. Anirudh Sharma, Advocate, for respondent No.1. Mr. S.D. Vasudeva, Deputy Advocate General, for respondent No.2. OMP(M) No.300 of 2025 Learned counsel for respondent No.1 expresses no objection for allowing the application and for condoning the delay. Heard. In view of the submissions made by learned counsel for the parties and the reasons given in the application, cogent grounds have been made out for condoning the delay. Accordingly, the application is allowed. Delay in instituting the main appeal is condoned. The application to stand disposed of. Arb. Appeal No. of 2025 Be registered. List for consideration after six weeks. OMP No. of 2025 (OMPST No.23467/2025) Heard. Subject to deposit of entire awarded amount alongwith up to date interest in the Registry of this Court within six weeks, operation and execution of the impugned judgment dated 02.12.2024, passed by the learned District Judge Mandi, H.P. in Arbitration Case No.366 of 2024 (National Highway Authority of India Versus Suraj alias Suraj Mohan Sharma and another), shall remain stayed. The application stands disposed of. Jyotsna Rewal Dua November 25, 2025 Judge Mukesh