CR-4047-2025(O&M) -1- 111 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CR-4047-2025(O&M) Date of Decision:25.09.2025 STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER ....Petitioner(s) Versus M/S CDS (INDIA) AND SCC (JV) .....Respondent(s) CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JASGURPREET SINGH PURI Present: Mr. Somesh Arora,Addl. A.G,Punjab. **** JASGURPREET SINGH PURI , J. (Oral) 1. The present petition has been filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India for setting aside/quashing the order dated 14.05.2024 (Annexure P-1). 2. Mr. Somesh Arora, learned Additional Advocate General, Punjab, has submitted that the objection petition filed by the petitioner- State under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereinafter referred to as 'the Act') along with the prayer for stay of the award is pending before the learned Additional District Judge, Chandigarh from the year 2017 and the same has not been decided. He submitted that even the prayer for stay has not been decided, with the result that the respondents are proceeding to press upon the execution application in which large property of the State has been attached. He submitted that the only limited prayer of the petitioner is that the prayer for stay which was prayed RAKESH KUMAR 2025.09.26 16:16 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment CR-4047-2025(O&M) -2- for in the objections filed under Section 34 of the Act be decided as expeditiously as possible. 3. After hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner and considering the limited prayer of the petitioner that the stay application/prayer in the objections under Section 34 of the Act, which is stated to be pending from the year 2017 be considered and decided in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible, this Court deems it fit and proper to dispose of the present petition with a direction to the concerned Additional District Judge, Chandigarh before whom the objections under Section 34 of the Act and the prayer for grant of stay are pending from the year 2017 to consider and decide the application/prayer for stay as expeditiously as possible and within a period of four weeks from today and strictly in accordance with law. 25.09.2025 (JASGURPREET SINGH PURI) rakesh JUDGE Whether speaking : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No RAKESH KUMAR 2025.09.26 16:16 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment