Himachal Pradesh High CourtBalam Kund vs Special Land Acquisition ... on 9 May, 2023Bench: Sandeep SharmaIN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA\n\n                                             Arb. Case No.47 of 2023 a/w\n    Arb. Case No.56 of 2023, 57 of 2023 65 of 2023, 83 of 2023, 84 of\n\n\n\n\n                                                                .2023, 85 of 2023, 87 of 2023, 89 of 2023, 90 of 2023, 91 of 2023, 92 of\n\n\n\n\n\n    2023, 93 of 2023, 94 of 203, 95 of 2023,96 of 2023,97 of 2023,98 of\n    2023, 99 of 2023, 100 of 2023, 101 of 2023, 102 of 2023,, 103 of 2023,\n\n\n\n\n\n    104 of 2023, 105 of 2023, 106 of 2023,107 of 2023,108 of 2023,109 of\n    2023,110 of 2023, 111 of 2023, 112 of 2023,113 of 2023,114 of\n    2023,115 of 2023,116 of 2023,117 of 2023,119 of 2023,120 of 2023,\n\n\n\n\n\n    206 of 2023,207 of 2023,208 of 2023,209 of 2023,210 of 2023,211 of\n    2023,212 of 2023,213 of 2023, 214 of 2023,215 of 2023, 216 of\n    2023,217 of 2023,218 of 2023,219 of 2023 and 230 of 2023.Date of Decision:9.05.2023\n\n     _______________________________________________________1.   Arb. Case No.47 of 2023\n\n    Balam Kund                                               .......Petitioner\n                                    Versus\n\n\n\n    Special Land Acquisition Officer-cum-Competent Authority & others\n\n                                                           ... Respondents2.    Arb. Case No.56 of 2023\n\n    Pushpa Devi                                              .......Petitioner\n\n\n\n\n\n                                    Versus\n\n    Collector Land Acquisition, National Highways Authority of India &ors.... Respondents3.    Arb. Case No.57 of 2023\n\n    Sheetal Kiran & others                                 .......Petitioners\n                                    Versus\n\n    Collector Land Acquisition, National Highways Authority of India & Ors.... Respondents::: Downloaded on - 10/05/2023 20:40:37 :::CIS24.    Arb. Case No.65 of 2023\n\n    Mool Chand & Anr.                                      .......Petitioners\n                                    Versus\n\n\n\n\n                                                                .Collector Land Acquisition, National Highways Authority of India & Ors\n\n\n\n\n\n                                                           ... Respondents5. Arb. Case No.83 of 2023\n\n    Maya Devi (deceased) through LRs.                      .......Petitioners\n\n                                    Versus\n\n\n\n\n\n    Collector Land Acquisition, National Highways Authority of India & Ors.r                                     ... Respondents\n\n    6.    Arb. Case No.84 of 2023\n\n    Maya Devi (deceased) through LRs                       .......Petitioners\n                                    VersusCollector Land Acquisition, National Highways Authority of India & Ors\n\n\n\n                                                           ... Respondents7.    Arb. Case No.85 of 2023\n\n\n\n\n    Bhim Sen                                                 .......Petitioner\n                                    Versus\n\n\n\n\n\n    Collector Land Acquisition, National Highways Authority of India & Ors\n\n\n\n\n\n                                                           ... Respondents8.    Arb. Case No.87 of 2023\n\n    Lal Chand                                                .......Petitioner\n                                    Versus\n\n    Collector Land Acquisition, National Highways Authority of India & Ors\n\n                                                           ... Respondents::: Downloaded on - 10/05/2023 20:40:37 :::CIS39.    Arb. Case No.89 of 2023\n\n    Prakash                                                  .......Petitioner\n                                    Versus\n\n\n\n\n                                                                .Collector Land Acquisition, National Highways Authority of India & Ors\n\n\n\n\n\n                                                           ... Respondents10.   Arb. Case No.90 of 2023\n\n\n\n\n\n    Laxmi Kant                                               .......Petitioner\n                                    Versus\n\n    Collector Land Acquisition, National Highways Authority of India & Ors\n\n\n\n\n\n                                                           ... Respondents11.   Arb. Case No.91 of 2023\n\n    Keshari & Anr.                                         .......Petitioners\n                        r           Versus\n\n    Collector Land Acquisition, National Highways Authority of India & Ors\n\n                                                           ... Respondents12.   Arb. Case No.92 of 2023\n\n\n\n    Meena Sharma & Anr.                                    .......Petitioners\n                                    Versus\n\n\n\n\n    Collector Land Acquisition, National Highways Authority of India & Ors\n\n\n\n\n\n                                                           ... Respondents13.   Arb. Case No.93 of 2023\n\n\n\n\n\n    Indar (Hunder)                                           .......Petitioner\n                                    Versus\n\n    Collector Land Acquisition, National Highways Authority of India & Ors\n\n                                                           ... Respondents14.   Arb. Case No.94 of 2023\n\n    Dalip Singh (Dalip Chand)                                .......Petitioner::: Downloaded on - 10/05/2023 20:40:37 :::CIS4Versus\n\n    Collector Land Acquisition, National Highways Authority of India & Ors\n\n                                                           ... Respondents\n\n\n\n\n                                                                .15.   Arb. Case No.95 of 2023\n\n    Sanjeev Kumar                                            .......Petitioner\n\n\n\n\n\n                                    Versus\n\n    Collector Land Acquisition, National Highways Authority of India & Ors\n\n                                                           ... Respondents16. Arb. Case No.96 of 2023\n\n    Om Prakash                                               .......Petitioner\n                        r           Versus\n\n    Collector Land Acquisition, National Highways Authority of India & Ors\n\n                                                           ... Respondents17. Arb. Case No.97 of 2023\n\n    Saroj Kumari                                             .......Petitioner\n\n\n                                    Versus\n\n    Collector Land Acquisition, National Highways Authority of India & Ors\n                                                          ... Respondents18. Arb. Case No.98 of 2023\n\n\n\n\n\n    Chander Prabha                                           .......Petitioner\n                                    Versus\n\n\n\n\n\n    Collector Land Acquisition, National Highways Authority of India & Ors\n                                                           ... Respondents19. Arb. Case No.99 of 2023\n\n    Rajinder Singh                                           .......Petitioner\n                                    Versus\n\n    Collector Land Acquisition, National Highways Authority of India & Ors\n                                                       ... Respondents::: Downloaded on - 10/05/2023 20:40:37 :::CIS520. Arb. Case No.100 of 2023\n\n    Jai Chand                                                .......Petitioner\n                                    Versus\n\n\n\n\n                                                                .Collector Land Acquisition, National Highways Authority of India & Ors\n\n\n\n\n\n                                                           ... Respondents21. Arb. Case No.101 of 2023\n\n\n\n\n\n    Achhari Devi                                             .......Petitioner\n                                    Versus\n\n    Collector Land Acquisition, National Highways Authority of India & Ors\n\n\n\n\n\n                                                           ... Respondents22. Arb. Case No.102 of 2023\n\n    Gayatri Prakash                                          .......Petitioner\n                      r              Versus\n\n    Collector Land Acquisition, National Highways Authority of India & Ors23. Arb. Case No.103 of 2023\n\n    Nank Chand                                               .......Petitioner\n\n\n                                    Versus\n\n    Collector Land Acquisition, National Highways Authority of India & Ors24. Arb. Case No.104 of 2023\n\n\n\n\n\n    Anita Devi                                               .......Petitioner\n                                    Versus\n\n\n\n\n\n    Collector Land Acquisition, National Highways Authority of India & Ors\n\n                                                           ... Respondents25. Arb. Case No.105 of 2023\n\n    Gian Singh                                               .......Petitioner\n                                    Versus\n    Collector Land Acquisition, National Highways Authority of India & Ors\n                                                       ... Respondents::: Downloaded on - 10/05/2023 20:40:37 :::CIS626. Arb. Case No.106 of 2023\n\n    Sneh Lata                                                .......Petitioner\n                                    Versus\n\n\n\n\n                                                                .Collector Land Acquisition, National Highways Authority of India & Ors\n\n\n\n\n\n                                                           ... Respondents27. Arb. Case No.107 of 2023\n\n\n\n\n\n    Vijay Kumari                                             .......Petitioner\n                                    Versus\n\n    Collector Land Acquisition, National Highways Authority of India & Ors\n\n\n\n\n\n                                                           ... Respondents28. Arb. Case No.108 of 2023\n\n    Daulat Ram                                               .......Petitioner\n                      r             Versus\n\n    Collector Land Acquisition, National Highways Authority of India & Ors\n\n                                                           ... Respondents29. Arb. Case No.109 of 2023\n\n\n\n    Subhash Chand and others                               .......Petitioners\n                                    Versus\n\n\n\n\n    Collector Land Acquisition, National Highways Authority of India & Ors\n\n\n\n\n\n                                                           ... Respondents30. Arb. Case No.110 of 2023\n\n\n\n\n\n    Meena Devi                                               .......Petitioner\n                                    Versus\n\n    Collector Land Acquisition, National Highways Authority of India & Ors\n\n                                                           ... Respondents31. Arb. Case No.111 of 2023\n\n    Sher Singh                                               .......Petitioner::: Downloaded on - 10/05/2023 20:40:37 :::CIS7Versus\n\n    Collector Land Acquisition, National Highways Authority of India & Ors\n\n                                                           ... Respondents\n\n\n\n\n                                                                .32. Arb. Case No.112 of 2023\n\n\n\n\n\n    Mehar Chand                                              .......Petitioner\n                                    Versus\n\n\n\n\n\n    Collector Land Acquisition, National Highways Authority of India & Ors\n\n                                                           ... Respondents33. Arb. Case No.113 of 2023\n\n\n\n\n\n    Hari Singh (deceased) through LRs                      .......Petitioners\n\n                        r           Versus\n\n    Collector Land Acquisition, National Highways Authority of India & Ors\n\n                                                           ... Respondents34. Arb. Case No.114 of 2023\n\n    Devi Kali Aodi                                           .......Petitioner\n\n\n                                    Versus\n\n    Collector Land Acquisition, National Highways Authority of India & Ors\n\n\n\n\n                                                           ... Respondents35. Arb. Case No.115 of 2023\n\n\n\n\n\n    Sibi                                                     .......Petitioner\n                                    Versus\n\n\n\n\n\n    Collector Land Acquisition, National Highways Authority of India & Ors\n\n                                                           ... Respondents36. Arb. Case No.116 of 2023\n\n    Roshan Lal                                               .......Petitioner\n                                     Versus\n    Collector Land Acquisition, National Highways Authority of India & Ors\n                                                       ... Respondents::: Downloaded on - 10/05/2023 20:40:37 :::CIS837. Arb. Case No.117 of 2023\n\n    Kunj Lal (deceased) through LRs                        .......Petitioners\n                                      Versus\n\n\n\n\n                                                                .Collector Land Acquisition, National Highways Authority of India & Ors\n\n\n\n\n\n                                                           ... Respondents38. Arb. Case No.119 of 2023\n\n\n\n\n\n    Dharam Chand                                             .......Petitioner\n                                      Versus\n\n    Collector Land Acquisition, National Highways Authority of India & Ors\n\n\n\n\n\n                                                           ... Respondents39. Arb. Case No.120 of 2023\n\n    Balam Kund                                               .......Petitioner\n                      r               Versus\n\n    Special Land Acquisition Officer-cum-Competent Authority & others\n\n                                                           ... Respondents40. Arb. Case No.206 of 2023\n\n\n\n    Kamlu and another                                      .......Petitioners\n                                      Versus\n\n\n\n\n    Land Acquisition Collector, National Highways Authority of India & Ors.... Respondents\n    41. Arb. Case No.207 of 2023\n\n\n\n\n\n    Bhagat Singh                                             .......Petitioner\n          [                           VersusLand Acquisition Collector, National Highways Authority of India &Ors.... Respondents42. Arb. Case No.209 of 2023\n\n    Mani Ram and another                                   .......Petitioners\n                                      Versus::: Downloaded on - 10/05/2023 20:40:37 :::CIS9Land Acquisition Collector, National Highways Authority of India & Ors.... Respondents43. Arb. Case No.210 of 2023\n\n\n\n\n                                                                .Vikram Singh Paul                                        .......Petitioner\n                                    Versus\n\n\n\n\n\n    Land Acquisition Collector, National Highways Authority of India & Ors.... Respondents44. Arb. Case No.211 of 2023\n\n\n\n\n\n    Prem Singh and others                                  .......Petitioners\n                                    Versus\n\n    Land Acquisition Collector, National Highways Authority of India & Ors.r                                     ... Respondents\n\n    45. Arb. Case No.212 of 2023\n\n    Bhola am and others                                    .......Petitioners\n                                    VersusLand Acquisition Collector, National Highways Authority of India & Ors\n                                                       ... Respondents46. Arb. Case No.213 of 2023\n\n\n\n\n    Dharam Pal                                             .......Petitioners\n                                    Versus\n\n\n\n\n\n    Land Acquisition Collector, National Highways Authority of India & Ors\n                                                       ... Respondents47. Arb. Case No.214 of 2023\n\n    Chet Ram and others                                    .......Petitioners\n                                    Versus\n\n    Land Acquisition Collector, National Highways Authority of India & Ors.... Respondents::: Downloaded on - 10/05/2023 20:40:37 :::CIS1048. Arb. Case No.215 of 2023\n\n    Chet Ram                                                 .......Petitioner\n                                    Versus\n\n\n\n\n                                                                .Land Acquisition Collector, National Highways Authority of India & Ors.... Respondents\n    49. Arb. Case No.216 of 2023\n\n\n\n\n\n    Dile Ram                                                 .......Petitioner\n                                    VersusLand Acquisition Collector, National Highways Authority of India & Ors.... Respondents\n\n\n\n\n\n    50. Arb. Case No.217 of 2023\n\n    Shamsher Singh                                           .......Petitioner\n                     r              VersusLand Acquisition Collector, National Highways Authority of India & Ors\n\n                                                       ... Respondents51. Arb. Case No.218 of 2023\n\n    Madan Gopal and others                                 .......Petitioners\n                                    Versus\n\n\n\n    Land Acquisition Collector, National Highways Authority of India & Ors\n                                                       ... Respondents52. Arb. Case No.219 of 2023\n\n\n\n\n    Tek Singh Guleria(deceased) through LRs                .......Petitioners\n\n\n\n\n\n                                    Versus\n\n\n\n\n\n    Land Acquisition Collector, National Highways Authority of India & Ors\n                                                       ... Respondents53. Arb. Case No.230 of 2023\n\n    Sandup and others                                      .......Petitioners\n                                    Versus\n\n    Collector Land Acquisition, National Highways Authority of India & Ors\n                                                       ... Respondents\n    ______________________________________________________::: Downloaded on - 10/05/2023 20:40:37 :::CIS11Coram:Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge.\n    Whether approved for reporting? 1\n    For the Petitioners:                           Mr. Maan Singh, Advocate..For the Respondent:                            Ms. Shreya Chauhan and Ms. Sneh\n\n\n\n\n\n                                                   Bhimta, Advocates, for respondent\n                                                   Nos. 1 and 2.Mr. Rajan Kahol, Mr. Vishal Panwar\n                               and    Mr.   B.C.Verma,     Additional\n                               Advocate Generals with Mr. Rahul\n                               Thakur,    and Mr. Ravi Chauhan,\n                               Deputy    Advocate     Generals,   for\n                               respondent No.3-State._______________________________________________________\n    Sandeep Sharma, Judge(oral):By way of these petitions, a prayer has been made to ex-tend the time for completion of arbitration proceedings pending                                 be-fore learned Divisional Commissioner, Mandi, in Reference Petition\n\n    Nos.3 of 2019,1315 of 2017, 1327 of 2017, 1241 of 2017, 1506 of\n\n\n\n    2017,1180 of 2017, 1196 of 2017, 22 of 2018, 1282 of 2017, 1229 of\n\n    2017,1288 of 2017,1182 of 2017,1195 of 2017, 1285 of 2017, 1212\n\n\n\n\n    of 2017, 1184 of 2017,1191 of 2017, 1219 of 2017, 1271 of 2017,\n\n\n\n\n\n    1174 of 2017, 1284 of 2017, 1283 of 2017, 1230 of 2017, 1170 of\n\n\n\n\n\n    2017, 1267 of 2017, 1200 of 2017,1273 of 2017, 1193 of 2017,1186\n\n    of 2017, 1262 of 2017, 1202 of 2017, 1187 of 2017,1210 of 2017,\n\n    1175 of 2017, 1220 of 2017,1201 of 2017, 1226 of 2017, 1298 of\n\n    2017, 04 of 2019, 505 of 2018, 496 of 2018, 503 of 2018, 500 of1Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment?::: Downloaded on - 10/05/2023 20:40:37 :::CIS122018, 491 of 2018,494 of 2018, 492 of 2018, 489 of 2018, 499 of\n\n    2018, 493 of 2018, 497 of 2018, 490 of 2018, 488 of 2018 and 532\n\n    of 2018..2.          It is submitted in the applications that though the\n\n    proceedings were started by learned Divisional Commissioner, Mandi,\n\n\n\n\n\n    in the year 2017 and the evidence etc., was recorded but due to\n\n    COVID pandemic      conditions, the delay in further proceedings of the\n\n\n\n\n\n    case was caused. As a result of aforesaid exigency, the docket of\n\n    learned Divisional Commissioner, Mandi, is clogged with similar\n\n    matters which are pending before such authority. On such grounds\n\n    extension of time is sought.3.          The respondents, though, have filed reply in the court\n\n    today itself, but there is no opposition to the prayer made in the\n\n\n\n    application. The application is duly supported by an affidavit. The\n\n    record of the proceedings held by Divisional Commissioner, Mandi,\n\n\n\n\n    has also been placed on record. From perusal of the reasons stated in\n\n\n\n\n\n    the application as also the record of the learned Divisional\n\n    Commissioner, Mandi, I am satisfied that the delay in completion of\n\n\n\n\n\n    proceedings is neither intentional nor willful, but is on account of\n\n    reasons which were beyond the control of the learned Arbitrator as\n\n    also the parties concerned.::: Downloaded on - 10/05/2023 20:40:37 :::CIS134.           Otherwise, parties are ad-idem that the issue at hand has\n\n    been adjudicated by this Court in Arb. Case No. 44 of 2023, titled\n\n    Nand Lal aliasNand Lal Vardhan v. Land Acquisition Collector.and others, wherein provisions of S.29A of the Act have been dis-cussed in detail.5.           In view of this, the applications are allowed. The time for\n\n    completion of arbitration proceedings by learned Divisional Commis-sioner, Mandi, in Reference Petition Nos. 3 of 2019,1315 of 2017,\n\n    1327 of 2017, 1241 of 2017, 1506 of 2017,1180 of 2017, 1196 of\n\n    2017, 22 of 2018, 1282 of 2017, 1229 of 2017,1288 of 2017,1182 of\n\n    2017,1195 of 2017, 1285 of 2017, 1212 of 2017, 1184 of 2017,1191\n\n    of 2017, 1219 of 2017, 1271 of 2017, 1174 of 2017, 1284 of 2017,\n\n    1283 of 2017, 1230 of 2017, 1170 of 2017, 1267 of 2017, 1200 of\n\n\n\n    2017,1273 of 2017, 1193 of 2017,1186 of 2017, 1262 of 2017, 1202\n\n    of 2017, 1187 of 2017,1210 of 2017,           1175 of 2017, 1220 of\n\n\n\n\n    2017,1201 of 2017, 1226 of 2017, 1298 of 2017, 04 of 2019, 505 of\n\n\n\n\n\n    2018, 496 of 2018, 503 of 2018, 500 of 2018, 491 of 2018,494 of\n\n    2018, 492 of 2018, 489 of 2018, 499 of 2018, 493 of 2018, 497 of\n\n\n\n\n\n    2018, 490 of 2018, 488 of 2018 and 532 of 2018, is extended by six\n\n    months to be reckoned from the date parties appear before learned\n\n    Arbitrator. Parties are directed to appear before learned Arbitrator on\n\n    17.5.2023. The petitions are accordingly disposed of.::: Downloaded on - 10/05/2023 20:40:37 :::CIS14A downloaded copy of this order shall suffice for the\n\n    learned arbitrator to do the needful in terms thereof..(Sandeep Sharma),\n\n\n\n\n\n                                                              Judge\n    May 09,2023\n         (shankar)\n\n\n\n\n\n                        r          to::: Downloaded on - 10/05/2023 20:40:37 :::CIS