Project Director of NHAI & Anr. Vs. Kehar Singh & Anr. OMP(M) No.294 of 2025 17.11.2025 Present: Mr. Santosh Kumar, Advocate vice Mr. Sumeet Raj Sharma, Advocate, for the applicant/ appellant. Ms. Manisha Kumari, Advocate, for respondent No.1. Mr. S.D. Vasudeva, Deputy Advocate General, for respondent No.2. OMP(M) No.294 of 2025 Reply to the application has not been filed. There is delay in institution of the main appeal. Seeking condonation of the said delay, this application has been moved. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and considered the pleadings. In my considered view, sufficient reasons have been carved out for condoning the delay. Accordingly, the application is allowed. Delay in filing the arbitration appeal is condoned. The application stands disposed of. Arb. Appeal No. of 2025 Be registered. List for consideration after six weeks. OMP No. of 2025 (OMPST No.23471/2025) 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 02.01.2025, passed by the learned District Judge Mandi, H.P. in Arbitration Case No.122 of 2024 (Project Director of National Highways Authority of India and another Versus Kehar Singh and another), shall remain stayed. The application stands disposed of. Jyotsna Rewal Dua November 17, 2025 Judge Mukesh