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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA
Mr. Justice Ranjan Sharma, J
Gopinder Singh – Appellant
Versus
Land Acquisition Officer-Cum-Competent Authority (SLAU) – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Ranjan Sharma, J.
Since common question of facts and law are involved, therefore, with the consent of parties, all these cases, are taken up for adjudication together at this stage, in the interests of justice.
2. Learned Counsel for petitioners states that Arbitration Case No.51 of 2025, titled as Gopinder Singh versus The Land Acquisition Officer Cum Competent Authority (SLAU), may be treated as ‘Lead Case’ for adjudication of all the connected petitions. Prayer not opposed by Learned Counsel for contesting respondents-NHAI. The prayer is allowed and accordingly, this Court proceeds in the above matters.
3. Petitioner [Gopinder Singh] in Lead Case i.e. Arbitration Case No.51 of 2024, has come up, before this Court, seeking the following relief(s):-
“It is, therefore, respectfully submitted that keeping in view the submission made here in above the present petition/application may kindly be allowed the Ld. Arbitrator cum Divisional Commissioner Mandi Division Mandi H.P. be granted further more time to complete the arbitration proceedings in Ref. No.673/18 or any other relief as this Hon’ble Court deem fit may kindly also be granted in favour of the applicant/petitioner in th
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