IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH SHIMLA Arb. Appeal No. 549/2025 Reserved on 24.4.2026 .

Decided on: 05.05.2026 National Highway Authority of India .

H …..Appellant Versus Prakash Chand (deceased) through his LRfS & others.

….Respondents ______________________________________________________________

Coram:

The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Romesh Verma, Judge.

Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Appellant: Ms. Shreya Chauhan, Advocate.

For the Respondents: Mr Yuyutsu Singh Thakur, Advocate.

Romesh Verma, Judge The present appeal under Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (for brevity, “Act of 1996”) arises out of the judgment dated 4.9.2023, as passed by the learned District Judge, Bilaspur, H.P. in Arbitration Petition No. 62/2018, whereby application filed by the appellant/National Highway Authority of India, under Section 34 of the Act of 1996 was dismissed and the award as passed by the Arbitrator was upheld and the respondent/land owner was also held entitled to get 12% interest per annum on the

1Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes.

enhanced amount of the market value of the land from the date of the publication of notificati