Highway Administrator and Project Director Vs. Joginder Singh & Anr. OMP(M) No.163 of 2025 24.11.2025 Present: Ms. Ritu Sharma, Advocate, for the applicant/ appellant. Mr. Vinod Chauhan, Advocate, for respondent No.1. Mr. S.D. Vasudeva, Deputy Advocate General, for respondent No.2. OMP(M) No.163 of 2025 Heard. For the reasons explained in the application, which make out cogent grounds, the 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.3317/2025) 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 05.11.2024, passed by the learned District Judge Mandi, H.P. in Arbitration Case No.136 of 2024 (National Highways Authority of India Versus Joginder Singh and another), shall remain stayed. The application stands disposed of. Jyotsna Rewal Dua November 24, 2025 Judge Mukesh