199 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH COCP No. 1266 of 2025 (O&M) Date of Decision: 21.07.2025 Renu @ Renu Bala and another .......... Petitioners Versus Sh. V. Umashankar, Secretary, Ministry of Road Shipping, Transport and Highway (Department of Road, Transport and Highway), New Delhi and others .......... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARKESH MANUJA Present: Mr. Vikram Rathore, Advocate and Mr. Chandar Kant Rana, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Suvir Kumar, Advocate for respondent No. 1 (Applicant in CM-9602-CII-2025) Mr. Athar Ahmad, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab for respondent No. 2. (Notice issued only qua respondent Nos. 1 & 2 vide order dated 12.03.2025) **** HARKESH MANUJA, J. (ORAL) CM-9602-CII-2025 Application for placing on record reply by way of affidavit dated 09.05.2025 of Sh. Rajeev Kumar, Project Director, Project Implementation Unit, Bathinda, NHAI, Bathinda, is allowed subject to all just exceptions. Copy thereof be supplied to the opposite side. Registry to do the needful. MAIN CASE Learned counsel for respondent No. 1 submits that amount of award in terms of order dated 07.09.2024 (Annexure P-1) passed by learned Dinesh Kumar 2025.07.21 19:09 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document COCP No. 1266 of 2025 (O&M) [2] Additional District Judge, Bathinda, shall be deposited with respondent No.2 (Sh. Balkaran Singh, Sub-Divisional Magistrate-cum-Land Acquisition Collector, Bathinda) within three weeks from today. [2] In response, learned counsel for respondent No. 2, on telephonic instructions, submits that the said payment shall be deposited with the Principal Civil Court-cum-Additional District Judge, exercising the powers under the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996 at Bathinda within two weeks thereafter. [3] In view of the aforesaid undertaking extended by respective learned counsel for respondent Nos. 1 & 2, learned counsel for the petitioners does not press the present petition any further. [4] Disposed off accordingly. [5] Respondent Nos. 1 & 2 shall be bound by their stand as taken. [6] Rule stands discharged. [7] Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, shall also stand disposed off. July 21, 2025 ( HARKESH MANUJA ) 'dk kamra' JUDGE Whether Speaking/reasoned Yes/No Whether Reportable Yes/No Dinesh Kumar 2025.07.21 19:09 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document