IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH

AT SHIMLA

Arbitration Case No.343 of 2025

Decided on: 18.12.2025

__________________________________________________________ Kanchan Bhatia .....Petitioner

Versus

Government of India and others ....Respondents

Coram

Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ranjan Shafrma, Judge

1Whether approved for reporting? No.

For the petitioner: Mr. Vyom Sharma, Advocate.

For the respondentsr: Mr. Bharat Bhushan, Senior Panel

Counsel, for Respondent No.1-UOI. Mr. Karan Sharma, Advocate, for

Respondents No.2 and 5-NHAI.

C Mr. S.D. Vasudeva and Ms. Ayushi

Negi, Deputy Advocates General, for Respondents No.3, 4 and 6-

State.

Ranjan Sharma, Judge

Petitioner-Kanchan Bhatia, has come up

before this Court in instant petition filed under Section 29-A (4) (5) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act,

1996, seeking following relief:-

“7(i) That the period from 12-05-2020 onwards

may kindly be regularized and the mandate of the Arbitrator may kindly be

extended for a reasonable time.”

FACTUAL MATRIX:

2. Case as setup by Learned Counsel for the

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

petitioner is that pursuant to Notification under Section 3(A) of the National Highways Act, 1956, the