NHAI Vs. Madan Lal OMP(M) No.234 of 2025 12.11.2025 Present: Ms.Shreya Chauhan, Advocate, for the applicant/appellant. Mr. Manish Kumar, Advocate, for the respondent. Learned counsel for the respondent submits that power of attorney on behalf of the respondent has been filed. No reply is intended to be filed by the respondent. 2. Prayer in this application is for condoning the delay in filing the appeal against the impugned judgment dated 03.06.2024. The application gives out cogent reasons and explanation for condoning the delay. In view of aforesaid, the application is allowed. Delay in filing the appeal is condoned. 3. The application stands disposed of. Appeal No. _____of 2025 4. Be registered. List for consideration after six weeks. OMP No. ____of 2025 (OMPST No.28667/2025) 5. Heard. Subject to deposit of entire awarded amount along with up to date interest in the Registry of this Court within a period of four weeks from today, operation and execution of the impugned judgment dated 03.06.2024, passed by the learned District Judge Mandi, H.P. in Arbitration Case No. 224 of 2023 (National Highways Authority of India Versus Madan Lal) shall remain stayed. The application stands disposed of. Registry is directed to reflect the name of Mr. Manish Kumar, as learned counsel for the respondent, in the cause list, henceforth. Jyotsna Rewal Dua Judge November 12, 2025 (R.Atal)