IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA Arb. Case No.126 of 2025 Decided on: 27^th June, 2025 __________________________________________________________ Hari Singh Saini & Another ...Petitioners Versus Land Acquisition Officer & Another f …Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ranjan Sharma, Judge

1Whether approved for reporting ? Yes For the appellants: Mr. Ashok K. Sharma, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Sidharth Jalta, Deputy Advocate General, for respondent No.1-State.

Ms. Shreya Chauhan, Advocate, for respondent No.2-NHAI Ranjan Sharma, Judge [Oral]

Pursuant to the orders dated 16.05.2025, the proceedings in the instant petition were stayed, in view of the judgment passed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court, in case of Sohan Lal and Others Versus Union of India and Others [CWP No.19799-2023, on 20.03.2025]. Now, since the Hon’ble Supreme Court has stayed the

1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment?

operation of the aforesaid judgment on 30.05.2025 in SLP(c) Diary No. 26933 of 2025 titled as M/s Riar Builders Pvt. Ltd. and another versus Union of India and others directing the continu.ance of arbitral proceedings. Accordingly, the instant pe