IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH

AT SHIMLA

Arbitration Case No: 380 of 2025

Decided on : 04th December, 2025

_________________________________________________________ Neelam Kapoor ....Petitioner

Versus H

Competent Authority Land Acquisition-cum-

Land Acquisition Collector-cum-Sub Divisional

Officer (Civil) and others.

...Respondents

Coram:

Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ran jan Sharma, Judge

1 Whether approved for reportting? Yes

For the petitioner : Mr. Surya Chauhan, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. S.D. Vasudeva, Deputy

Advocate General, for respondents No. 1 and 3-

State.

Ms. Shreya Chauhan, Advocate, for respondent

No.2-NHAI

Ranjan Sharma, Judge

Petitioner-Neelam Kapoor has come up

before this Court, under Section 29(4) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, seeking

following relief(s):-

“That the time limit for completing the Arbitration proceedings in Arbitration

Reference case No. NH-154(13/24) titled

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

as Neelam Kapoor v. CALA-cum-SDM Sadar, Mandi pending before the learned Arbitrator under National Highways Authority of India-cum-Divisional Commissioner, Mandi, may kindly be extended for a further period of six months