UOI & Anr. vs. Commissioner Temple-cum-Dy. Commissioner Kangra & Ors. OMP(M) No.390 of 2026 14.08.2026 Present: Mr. J.P. Sharma, Advocate, for the applicants. Mr. Ajitesh Pathania and Mr. Panku Chaudhary, Advocates, for respondent No.1. Mr. Tejasvi Sharma and Mr. H.S. Rawat, Additional Advocates General, with Ms. Ranjna Patial and Mr. Rohit Sharma, Deputy Advocates General, for respondent No.2 and 3/State. In view of no objection made by learned counsel appearing for the respondents, delay in filing the appeal, is ordered to be condoned. The application is, thus, disposed of. Arb. Appeal No.________of 2026 Be registered. Admit. OMPST No.29579 of 2026 Be registered. The appeal, preferred by the appellants has been admitted for hearing, which certainly will take sufficient long time, for its disposal. As such, during pendency of the appeal, execution of award, dated 28.08.2021, passed by the sole Arbitrator in Arbitration Case No.298 of 2008, titled as, ‘Commissioner Temple-cum-Deputy Commissioner Kangra versus Union of India and others’, is ordered to be stayed, subject to deposit of the entire awarded amount, alongwith up-to-date interest, within a period of eight weeks from today. The application is, thus, disposed of. Modification/alteration/vacation, on motion. (Virender Singh) Judge August 14, 2026 (subhash)