[2026:RJ-JP:9801] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Miscellaneous Appeal No. 2505/2023 National Highway Authority Of India, Through Project Director, National Highway Project Office Unit A-7, Indira Colony, Front Of Roadways Bus Depot, Dausa (Rajasthan). ----Appellant/Non-Applicant Versus 1. Guddi W/o Anil Singh, Resident Of Chandpur, Tehsil Sarmathura, District Dholpur. 2. Competent Authority And Land Acquisition Sub Divisional Officer, Basedi District Dholpur. ----Respondents For Appellant(s) : Mr. Harish Chandra Sharma, Adv. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Surya Pratap Singh, Adv. With Mr. Divya Pratap Singh, Adv. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE UMA SHANKER VYAS Judgment / Order 06/03/2026 vihykFkhZ Hkkjrh; jk"Vªh; jktekxZ izkf/kdj.k ¼vkxs ^^vihykFkhZ** dgk tkosxk½ dh vksj ls ;g vihy izR;FkhZx.k ds fo:) /kkjk 37 ek/;LFke ,oa lqyg vf/kfu;e] 1996 ¼vkxs ^^vf/kfu;e&1996** dgk tkosxk½ ds rgr fo}ku ftyk ,oa ls'ku U;k;k/kh'k] /kkSyiqj }kjk nhokuh fofo/k izdj.k la[;k&15@2018 esa ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukad 23-02-2022 ls O;fFkr gksdj izLrqr dh] ftlds ek/;e ls izR;FkhZ Jherh xqM~Mh dk vkosnu varxZr /kkjk 34 ^^vf/kfu;e&1996** Lohdkj djrs gq, fuEu vkns'k ikfjr fd;k x;k%& ^^ifj.kkeLo:i izkfFkZ;k xqM~Mh }kjk izLrqr ;g izkFkZuk i= varxZr /kkjk 34 ek/;LFke ,oa lqyg vf/kfu;e 1996 vkaf'kd :i ls Lohdkj fd;k tkdj fo}ku e/;LFk] [2026:RJ-JP:9801] (2 of 3) [CMA-2505/2023] ftyk dyDVj] /kkSyiqj }kjk izdj.k la[;k&25@2015 muoku xqM~Mh cuke ifj;kstuk funs'kd cxSjg] esa fu.kZ;@,okMZ fnukad 12-07-2016 /kkjk 34 ek/;LFke~ ,oa lqyg vf/kfu;e ds izko/kkuksa ds vUrxZr fof/k fo#) gksus ds dkj.k vikLr fd;k tkrk gSA izkFkZuk i=@vkosnu i= ls lacaf/kr [kpkZ i{kdkjku~ viuk&viuk Lo;a ogu djsaxsA l{ke vf/kdkjh@e/;LFk egksn; ls lacaf/kr vfHkys[k okil fHktok;k tkosA** vihyk/khu vkns'k fnukad 23-02-2022 ds fo:) ;g vihy fnukad 16-08-2023 dks vFkkZr~ 440 fnu ds foyEc ls izLrqr dh xbZ gS] ftlds laca/k esa foyEc ekQ djus gsrq /kkjk 5 ifjlhek vf/kfu;e dk vkosnu is'k fd;k gS] vr% loZizFke bl vkosnu dk fuLrkj.k fd;k tk jgk gSA fo}ku vf/koDrk vihykFkhZ dk fuosnu gS fd foHkkxh izfØ;k o vU; foHkkxksa ls nLrkost izkIr dj fof/kd jk; izkIr djus esa ln~Hkkfod :i ls le; O;rhr gqvk gS] vr% 440 fnu dk foyEc ekQ fd;k tkosA blds foijhr fo}ku vf/koDrk izR;FkhZ }kjk ekuuh; loksZPp U;k;ky; }kjk Civil Appeal No. 9244/2019 M/S N. V. International Vs. The State of Assam & Ors. The State of Assam & Ors. (2020) 2 SCC 109 esa ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukad 06-12-2019 ij vk/kkfjr gksrs gq, ;g fuosnu fd;k fd /kkjk 37 ek/;LFke ,oa lqyg vf/kfu;e] 1996 ds rgr vihy vihyk/khu vkns'k ds 90 fnu ds vanj rFkk vf/kdre 30 fnu ds vfrfjDr grace period esa izLrqr dh tk ldrh gSA mudk ;g Hkh fuosnu gS fd ,sls ekeyksa dk 'kh?kz fuLrkj.k visf{kr gS] vU;Fkk vf/kfu;e esa fofgr mn~ns'; gh lekIr gks tk;sxkA U;kf;d fu.kZ; M/S N. V. International Vs. The State of Assam & Ors. ¼iwoksZDr½ dk iSjk la[;k&05 lqlaxr gS] tks fuEukuqlkj gS%& "5. We may only add that what we have done in the aforesaid judgment is to add to the period of 90 days, which is provided by statute for filing of appeals under Section 37 of the Arbitration Act, a [2026:RJ-JP:9801] (3 of 3) [CMA-2505/2023] grace period of 30 days under Section 5 of the Limitation Act by following Lachmeshwar Prasad Shukul and Others (supra), as also having regard to the object of speedy resolution of all arbitral disputes which was uppermost in the minds of the framers of the 1996 Act, and which has been strengthened from time to time by amendments made thereto. The present delay being beyond 120 days is not liable, therefore, to be condoned." mijksDr U;kf;d fu.kZ; esa ikfjr O;oLFkk ds vuqlkj vihyk/khu vkns'k ds fo:) 120 fnu esa vihy izLrqr dh tk ldrh Fkh] tcfd ;g vihy 440 fnu ds foyEc ls izLrqr dh xbZ gSA foHkkx esa dkQh la[;k esa nkf;Rok/khu vf/kdkjh o deZpkjh ljdkjh dRrZO;ksa dk fuoZgu djus gsrq fu;qDr jgrs gSa] ,slh fLFkfr esa ;fn muds }kjk dksbZ ykijokgh cjrh xbZ gS] rks ml vk/kkj ij foyEc ekQ fd;k tkuk mfpr ugha gS] foyEc ds laca/k esa tks dkj.k crk;s x;s gSa] os drbZ ln~Hkkfod ugha gS vkSj ifj.kkeLo:i /kkjk 5 ifjlhek vf/kfu;e dk vkosnu o vihy ifjlhek vof/k ds ckgj gksus ls [kkfjt gksus ;ksX; gSA ifj.kker% vihykFkhZ dh vksj ls izLrqr /kkjk 5 ifjlhek vf/kfu;e dk vkosnu [kkfjt fd;k tkrk gS rFkk ;g vihy Hkh le;kof/k ls ckgj gksus ds dkj.k [kkfjt dh tkrh gSA LFkxu vkosnu o vU; vkosnu] ;fn dksbZ yafcr gksa] rks os Hkh mDrkuqlkj fuLrkfjr fd;s tkrs gSaA (UMA SHANKER VYAS),J DINESH KUMAWAT /60