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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RANJAN SHARMA
Roop Lal – Appellant
Versus
Collector Land Acquisition National Highway Authority of India – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Ranjan Sharma, J.
1. 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. 457 of 2024, titled as Jaswant Kaur vs. Collector Land Acquisition, National Highway Authority of India & Others, may be treated as ‘Lead Case’ for adjudication of all the connected petitions. Prayer not opposed by Learned Counsel for contesting respondents No.1 & 2-NHAI. The prayer is allowed and accordingly, this Court proceeds in the above matters.
3. Petitioner [Jaswant Kaur] in Lead Case i.e. Arbitration Case No. 457 of 2024, has come up, before this Court, seeking the following relief(s):-
“It is, therefore, most respectfully prayed that this application/petition may very kindly be allowed and the impugned order dated 08.02.2023 passed in Case No.9/19 alongwith other connected matter may kindly be set aside/quashed and the time period in this case may kindly be extended and the Ld. Arbitrator-cum-Divisional Commissioner, Mandi Division Mandi may kindly be directed to decide the case No.9/19 in
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