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SUSHIL KUKREJA
Ganga Ram – Appellant
Versus
Special Land Acquisition Officer – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
(Sushil Kukreja, J.)
With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, all these five petitions are being disposed of by a common order. In all these petitions, a prayer has been made by the petitioner(s) to extend the time for completion of the arbitral proceedings pending before the Divisional Commissioner, Mandi, District Mandi, exercising the powers of Arbitrator under Section 3 of the National Highways Act, 1956.
2. The arbitral disputes arise out of the land acquisition in District Bilaspur, H.P. for the purpose of construction of the National Highway, land for which has been acquired under the provisions of National Highways Act, 1956. The land of the petitioners has been acquired in these cases in terms of the following awards:
| (a) Arbitration Case No. 36 of 2023 | Award dated 31.5.2015 |
| (b) Arbitration Case No. 37 of 2023 | Award dated 31.5.2015 |
| (c) Arbitration Case No. 38 of 2023 | Award dated 31.5.2015 |
| (d) Arbitration Case No. 39 of 2023 | Award dated 31.5.2015 |
| (e) Arbitration Case No. 40 of 2023 | Award dated 31.5.2015 |
3. Feeling aggrie
Adherence to statutory provisions and prescribed time schedules in arbitral proceedings is essential, and any delay must be justified.
Arbitrators must adhere to statutory timelines for arbitral proceedings; failure to do so may result in termination of their mandate.
Point of Law : When a statute envisages an authority, be it an Arbitrator, to do a particular act in a particular manner and in a prescribed time schedule, then onus is upon the said authority/Arbitr....
Timely completion of arbitration proceedings is mandatory under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, and failure to adhere to statutory timelines may result in termination of the arbitrator's mandat....
Timely completion of arbitration proceedings is mandatory under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, and failure to comply may result in termination of the Arbitrator's mandate.
The court possesses the discretion under Section 29-A of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act to extend the time limit for making an arbitral award, stressing the statutory obligation of the Arbitrat....
The court possesses the discretion under Section 29-A(4) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 to extend the time limit for concluding arbitral proceedings when the statutory period has lapse....
An arbitrator is mandatorily required to complete proceedings and pass an award within the statutory time limits prescribed under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996; failure to do so warrants....
The court has the authority under Section 29(4) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, to extend the time limit for an Arbitrator to conclude proceedings and pass an award, especially when pr....
Arbitrator must adhere to statutory timelines; delays can lead to termination of mandate to ensure just compensation for affected parties.
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