NHAI vs. Ramesh Walia @ Ramesh Kumar OMP(M) No.39 of 2026 12.05.2026 Present: Mr. Sumeet Raj Sharma, Advocate, for the applicant. Ms. Pragti, Advocate, vice Mr. Digvijay Singh, Advocate, for the respondent/non-applicant. Memo of appearance filed. In view of no objection made by learned counsel for the non-applicant, delay in filing the present appeal is ordered to be condoned. The application is, thus, disposed of. Arb. Appeal No. _____2026 Vide order of even date, passed in OMP(M) No.39 of 2026, delay in filing the present appeal has been ordered to be condoned. Be registered. Admit. OMPST No.63113 of 2026 Be registered. The appeal, preferred by the appellant 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 29.11.2022, passed by the learned Divisional Commissioner, Mandi, exercising the powers of Arbitrator, under the National Highways Act, 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 May 12, 2026 (subhash)