A.Mani v. The Arbitrator Cum District Collector
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 05-03-2026
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE A.Mani S/o.Appaswamy 3-108,Kaduchettipatti village Kummanur post Chundanur Palacode Taluk, Dharmapuri District.
..Petitioner(s) Vs
1. The Arbitrator cum District Collector Collectorate office Dharmapuri District.
2. Competent authority Special District Revenue officer-Land acquisition national Highways-844 (Hosur-Royakottai-Dharmapuri Section) Dharmapuri District
3. The Project Diretor(NH 844) National Highways authority of India PIU-KRishnagiri 259/1,Salem Main road near KAKC Petrol Bunk Krishnagiri District.
..Respondent(s) Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of Writ of Mandamus, directing the 3rd respondent to pay the enhanced compensation Rs.6,62,389/- in the light of the Arbitration award dated 10.06.2024 in S.R.983/2020/U2 to the petitioner's property by disposing of the petitioner's representation dated 08.08.2025 within the time to be
stipulated by this Court.
For Petitioner(s):
Mr.R.Rameshraja For Respondent(s):
Mr.D.Ravichander, Special Government Pleader (For R1) Mr.Stalin Abhimanyu, Additional Government Pleader (For R2) M/s/S.R.Sumathy (For R3)
O R D E R
This Writ Petition has been filed to implement the Arbitration Award dated 10.06.2024 passed in the National Highways Act, 1956. 2.The only recourse available to the petitioner to implement the aforesaid award passed under the National Highways Act, 1956 is to file an Execution Petition as per the provisions of Section 36 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. Instead of filing the Execution Petition, the petitioner has filed this Writ Petition.
3.When this Court expressed its view that the petitioner will have to approach the Execution Court for executing the arbitration award dated 10.06.2024, the learned counsel for the petitioner, on instructions, would now submit that the petitioner may be granted liberty to approach the Executing Court.
4.In view of the same, this Writ Petition is disposed of by granting liberty to the petitioner to execute the arbitration award dated 10.06.2024, in accordance with the provisions of Section 36 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, before the appropriate Executing Court. There shall be no order as to costs.
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1. The Arbitrator cum District Collector Collectorate office Dharmapuri District.
2. Competent authority Special District Revenue officer-Land acquisition national Highways-844 (Hosur-Royakottai-Dharmapuri Section) Dharmapuri District.
3. The Project Director (NH 844) National Highways authority of India PIU-KRishnagiri 259/1,Salem Main road near KAKC Petrol Bunk Krishnagiri District.
ABDUL QUDDHOSE, J.
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