BHAGWATI PRASAD AND ANOTHER v. NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA AND 3 OTHERS
A227/4715/2025 · 2025-05-07
Rohit Ranjan Agarwal
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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:74427 Court No. - 9 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 4715 of 2025 Petitioner :- Bhagwati Prasad And Another Respondent :- National Highway Authority Of India And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Prabhu Narain Tiwari Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I.,C.S.C.,Mahendra Pratap Hon'ble Rohit Ranjan Agarwal,J. The land of the petitioners was acquired by the National Highways Authority of India for road widening. The competent authority concluded the compensation on 17.09.2018 and after the matter was referred to the Arbitrator under Section 3-G (5), an award was made on 23.10.2021. Against the said award, petitioner had filed an application under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1966 before District Judge, Mirzapur which has been registered as Arbitration Case No.236 of 2021. The sole prayer made in the writ petition is for the expeditious disposal of the said arbitration case. As section 34 (6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1966 provides for the time period for deciding the application under Section 34, no useful purpose would be served in keeping the matter pending, or calling for counter affidavit. In view of the said fact, the District Judge, Mirzapur is hereby requested to comply the provisions of Section 34 (6) of the Act, and decide the Arbitration Case No.236 of 2021, within the time mentioned in Section 34 (6) of the Act. With the aforesaid observations, writ petition stands disposed of. Order Date :- 8.5.2025 SK Goswami Digitally signed by :- SHIVAKANT GOSWAMI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad