FA/2210/2026

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NEUTRAL CITATION C/FA/2210/2026 JUDGMENT DATED: 08/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:34036-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 2210 of 2026 With CIVIL APPLICATION (FOR STAY) NO. 1 of 2026 In R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 2210 of 2026 ========================================================== NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA Versus GULABRAI KALAJI THAKOR & ORS. ========================================================== Appearance: SANKUL K KABRA(9304) for the Appellant(s) No. 1 MS HETAL PATEL, ASSISTANT GOVERNMENT PLEADER for the Respondent(s) No.19 and 20 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MRS. JUSTICE SUNITA AGARWAL and HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE D.N.RAY Date : 08/06/2026 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER : HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MRS. JUSTICE SUNITA AGARWAL) 1. Having heard Mr. Sankul K. Kabra, learned advocate for the appellant and perused the record of the appeal filed under Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’ 1996’), we may note that the grounds agitated to challenge the arbitral award passed under Section 3G(5) of the National Highways Act, 1956 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’ 1956’) are primarily on the merits of the award. Page 1 of 7 Uploaded by () on Downloaded on : Tue Jun 30 21:32:49 IST 2026 NEUTRAL CITATION C/FA/2210/2026 JUDGMENT DATED: 08/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:34036-DB 2. It is vehemently argued by the learned Counsel for the appellant that the learned Arbitrator has committed an illegality in re-determination of the market value by taking highest jantri value of the land in question into consideration and adding 5% to the said valuation. 3. The further submission is that the award is an unreasoned award and it cannot be sustained for the fact t