IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH

AT SHIMLA

Arbitration Case No.284 of 2025

Decided on: 06.01.2026

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Sunil Dutt

.....Petitioner

Versus

National Highway Authorityo of India

and another ....Respondents

Coram

Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ranjan Sharma, Judge

1Whether approved for reporting? No

For the petitioner: Mr. G.R. Palsra Advocate.

For the respondents: Ms. Sneh Bhimta, Advocate vice

C Ms. Shreya Chauhan, Advocate,

for Respondent No.1-NHAI.

Mr. S.D. Vasudeva, Deputy Advocate General, for Respondents

No.2 -State.

Ranjan Sharma, Judge

H Petitioner-Sunit Dutt has come up before

this Court in instant petition filed under Section 29-A of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996,

seeking following relief:-

“It is therefore, most respectfully prayed that this application/petition may very kindly be allowed and the impugned order dated 27.12.2022 passed in Case No.298/2018 alongwith other connected

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

matter may kindly be set aside/quashed and the time period in this case may kindly be extended for 6 months and the Ld. Arbitrator-cumP-Divisional Commissioner Mandi, Division Mandi may kindly