IN THE JUDICATURE OF HIGH COURT AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD
ARUN R.PEDNEKER
National Highways Authority Of India PIU Jalgaon Through Its Project Director Shivaji V Pawar - – Appellant
Versus
Bhaskar Ninu Zambare – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. highway land acquisition proceedings and arbitral enhancement challenge (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8) |
| 2. challenges to post-notification sales, comparisons, interest, evidence (Para 9 , 10) |
| 3. post-notification sales valid if proximate; consistent awards upheld (Para 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16) |
| 4. proximate genuine post-notification sales determine market value (Para 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22) |
| 5. severance compensation despite unframed issue if facts support (Para 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27) |
| 6. limited s34/s37 interference absent patent illegality or perversity (Para 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32) |
| 7. no interference with confirmed arbitral awards (Para 33 , 34 , 35 , 36) |
JUDGMENT :
ARUN R. PEDNEKER, J.
1. By the present Arbitration Appeals, the appellant – National Highway Authority of India has challenged the order passed by the learned Principal District Judge under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, whereby the application filed by the appellant under Section 34 of the said Act came to be rejected and the arbitral award passed by the learned Arbitrator under Section 3G(5) of the National Highways Act, 1956 came to be confirmed.
2. Since all the Arb
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