RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PRIVATE LIMITED vs THE LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER AND SUB DIVISIONAL OFFICER

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ARP-238 @ 239 @ 240-2025- F.1.docx PURTI IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY PRASAD PARAB Digitally signed by PURTI PRASAD CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION PARAB Date: 2025.12.11 16:43:42 +0530 ARBITRATION PETITION NO. 238 OF 2025 M/s Rural Infrastructure Development Private Limited ...Petitioner Versus The Land Acquisition Officer And Sub-Divisional Officer, Thane & Ors. …Respondents ALONGWITH ARBITRATION PETITION NO. 239 OF 2025 M/s Rural Infrastructure Development Private Limited ...Petitioner Versus The Land Acquisition Officer And Sub-Divisional Officer, Thane & Ors. …Respondents ALONGWITH ARBITRATION PETITION NO. 240 OF 2025 Shahapur Bhagar Food LLP Through Its Partner Nikhil Radheshyam Agarwal ...Petitioner Versus The Land Acquisition Officer And Sub-Divisional Officer, Thane & Ors. …Respondents Mr. Mayur Khandeparkar a/w Mr. Vivek M. Punjabi and Mr.Priyansh R. Jain, for Petitioner. Mr. Dinesh J. Haldankar, AGP for Respondent Nos.1, 2 & 6. Ms. Irra Dube Patil a/w Mr. Ramesh Dube Patil and Mr. Ankit Patil i/b Ankit Patil & Co., for Respondent Nos.3 to 5. Page 1 of 42 December 9, 2025 This judgement has been modified by Speaking to Minutes of Order dated 10/12/2025 Purti Parab ARP-238 @ 239 @ 240-2025- F.1.docx CORAM: SOMASEKHAR SUNDARESAN, J. RESERVED ON: NOVEMBER 28, 2025 PRONOUNCED ON: DECEMBER 9, 2025 JUDGEMENT: 1. All the captioned proceedings relate to the invocation of Section 29A of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (“ Arbitration Act”) on the premise that the mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal has expired with no sign of the arbitration being conducted and thereby seeking substitution of the Arbitral Tribunal, invoking Section 29A(6) read with Section 11 of the Arbitration Act. By consent of the parties the Arbitration Petition No. 238 of 2025 is