National Highway Authority Of India v. M/S Barasat Krishnagar Expressways Limited

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ ARB. A. (COMM.) 16/2018 NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA ..... Petitioner Through:

Mr.Abhay Gupta, Advocate versus M/S BARASAT KRISHNAGAR EXPRESSWAYS LIMITED ..... Respondent Through:

Mr.Amitabh Chaturvedi, Advocate

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE J.R. MIDHA

O R D E R

% 22.01.2020 I.A.852/2020 1.

Issue notice. Learned counsel for the respondent accepts notice. Let the reply to the application be filed within two weeks. Rejoinder be filed within two weeks thereafter.

2.

List on 20th March, 2020.

3.

Both the parties shall file brief note of submissions not exceeding three pages along with copies of the relevant documents/judgments on which they wish to rely with relevant portions duly highlighted for the convenience of this Court within two weeks.

4.

The parties shall file an additional note of two pages to respond to the submissions/judgments of the opposite party within one week thereafter. 5.

Learned counsel for the respondent submits that the petitioner should not seek deferment of the arbitration proceedings on the ground of pendency of this application.

It is clarified that there is no impediment to the continuance of the arbitration proceedings due to the pendency of this application.

J.R. MIDHA, J.

JANUARY 22, 2020/dk