CR-1448-2025 (O&M) -1- 135 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CR-1448-2025 (O&M) Date of Decision:12.08.2025 Satish Kumar ....Petitioner(s) Versus Union of India and others .....Respondent(s) CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JASGURPREET SINGH PURI Present: Mr.Raj Kaushik, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Vibhor Bansal, Senior Panel Counsel, for respondent No.1/UOI. Mr. R.S. Madan, Advocate, for the respondent/NHAI. **** JASGURPREET SINGH PURI , J. (Oral) 1. The present petition has been filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a direction to respondent No.2/NHAI to deposit the awarded enhanced amount in terms of order dated 17.01.2019 (Annexure P-1) passed by learned Arbitrator and release 50% amount to the appellant/land owner in compliance of order dated 01.08.2022 passed by Hon'ble Supreme Court in SLP No.12409 of 2022, titled “Project Director NHAI versus Saraswait Bai Chandrakant Shine”. 2. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that the objections under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 are pending before learned Additional District Judge, Sangrur from the RAKESH KUMAR 2025.08.19 14:37 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment CR-1448-2025 (O&M) -2- year 2019 and alongwith that an application under Section 36(2) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 was filed seeking grant of stay but the same has not been adjudicatedeven till date. He submitted that his o prayer may be considered only to the limited extent that a direction be issued to learned Additional District Judge, Sangrur to consider and decide the application under Section 36(2) in accordance with law within a time frame work. 3. Both the learned counsels for the respondents have submitted that considering the limited prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner that the stay application under Section 36(2) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 be decided in accordance with law within a time frame work, they have no objection with regard to the same since the objections and the application for stay are pending from the year 2019. 5. In view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances and the submissions made by the learned counsels for the parties, the present petition is disposed of with a direction to the learned Additional District Judge, Sangrur to consider and decide the application under Section 36(2) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 which is stated to be pending within a period of two months from today and in accordance with law. 6. A copy of this order be sent to the concerned Court. 12.08.2025 (JASGURPREET SINGH PURI) rakesh JUDGE Whether speaking : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No RAKESH KUMAR 2025.08.19 14:37 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment