NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHRORITY OF INDIA vs HARJIT SINGH AND OTHERS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CR-4360-2026 Date of Decision: 22.05.2026 National Highways Authority of India … Petitioner V/s Harjit Singh and others …Respondents CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM AGGARWAL Present: Mr. Suvir Kumar, Advocate, for the petitioner. *** VIKRAM AGGARWAL, J (ORAL) The present revision petition, preferred under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, assails the order dated 01.05.2026 (Annexure P-6) passed by the Court of Additional District Judge (Executing Court), Patiala. 2. The operative part of the impugned order reads as under:- “11. However, applying the yardsticks of the above referred case laws and in view of submissions of learned counsel for UOI and NHAI and in the interest of justice, the present application filed under Section 36 (2) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act is allowed and operation of the award dated 15.3.2022 is stayed till the disposal of the objection petition under Section 34 of the Act, subject to the deposit of entire enhanced awarded amount alongwith requisite interest, within period of two months, in terms of the award dated 15.3.2022 of learned Arbitrator, before the CALA and 50% of amount sh