116 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH *** CR-1937-2025 Date of Decision: 19.09.2025 National Highways Authority of India .... Petitioner Versus Neeraj Kumar and others ..... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASGURPREET SINGH PURI Present: Mr. Arkash Mani Garg, Advocate for Mr. K.S. Kang, Advocate for the petitioner. **** JASGURPREET SINGH PURI , J. (ORAL) 1. The present revision petition has been filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of direction to the Court of Additional District Judge, Patiala (wrongly mentioned as ‘Additional District Judge, Sangrur’ in the head note of the petition) to expedite the hearing of the application under Section 36(2) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’) in the objection petition under Section 34 of the Act filed by the petitioner-NHAI pending adjudication before the Court of learned Additional District Judge. 2. As per the report of learned Additional District Judge, Patiala, application under Section 36(2) of the Act has been disposed of on 28.08.2025. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in view of the aforesaid factual position, the present petition may be disposed of as having been rendered infructuous. 4. Accordingly, the present petition is disposed of as having been rendered infructuous. 19.09.2025 (JASGURPREET SINGH PURI) Bhumika JUDGE 1. Whether speaking/reasoned: Yes/No 2. Whether reportable: Yes/No BHUMIKA BHATI 2025.09.23 18:32 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document chandigarh