JUDGMENT :

M.R. Shah, J.

1. Feeling aggrieved and dissatisfied with the impugned judgment and order dated 01.04.2022 passed by the High Court of Judicature of Bombay at Aurangabad in Writ Petition No.144 of 2021 by which in a writ petition filed by the respondents herein – original land owners, in exercise of powers under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the High Court has directed the appellant – NHAI to deposit the entire compensation amount as awarded by the learned Arbitrator and thereafter permitting the original land owners – original writ petitioners to withdraw the amount as mentioned in paragraph 4, the NHAI has preferred the present appeal.

2. That the land of the respondents herein – original land owners – original writ petitioners came to be acquired by the NHAI under the provisions of the NHAI Act. That the amount of compensation came to be enhanced by the learned Arbitrator. The award passed by the learned Arbitrator has been challenged by the NHAI by availing the statutory remedy under Section 34 of the Arbitration Act to the extent of the enhanced amount. That as there was no stay of the award passed by the learned Arbitrator in a proceedings under Section 34