The Ramco Cements Ltd., v. The Competent Authority Cum
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 23.03.2026
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE S.SRIMATHY The Ramco Cements Ltd., Formerly Know as Madras Cements Ltd., Represented through its Senior General Manager (Admin & Accounts), R.R.Nagar, Virudhunagar District ... Petitioner Vs.
1. The Competent Authority -cum-Special District Revenue Officer, Land Acquisition (N.H.47-B), Land Acquisition Office, Nagercoil.
2. The National High Ways Authority of India, Represented through its Project Director, Indian National Highways Board, Madurai - 626 020.
3. The Arbitrator cum District Collector, Kanyakumari District, Nagercoil.
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PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of Writ of Mandamus, to direct the respondents 1 and 2 to pay the compensation amount awarded pursuant to the proceedings of the 3rd respondent dated 28.02.2019 within a time to be stipulated by this Court.
For Petitioner : Mr.A.Sivaji For Respondents : Mr.A.Oliraja Government Advocate (R1 & R3) Mr.Su.Srinivasan Standing counsel (R2)
O R D E R
The Writ Petition has been filed to direct the respondents 1 and 2 to pay the compensation amount awarded pursuant to the proceedings of the 3rd respondent dated 28.02.2019.
2. Admittedly, the petitioner was granted compensation amount. Being aggrieved by the same, the petitioner preferred a petition before the Arbitral Tribunal, which resulted in enhancement of the compensation 2/7
amount. The petitioner now seeks a direction for payment of the enhanced amount.
3. The learned Standing counsel appearing for 2nd respondent submitted that, for enforcement of the enhanced amount, the petitioner ought to seek the remedy contemplated under Section 36 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, where the petitioner ought to file an Execution Petition before the competent District Court. The relevant provision is extracted hereunder:- ''Where the time for making an application to set aside the arbitral award under section 34 has expired, then, subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), such award shall be enforced in accordance with the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908), in the same manner as if it were a decree of the court.''
4. The learned counsel for the petitioner relied upon the order dated 27.08.2020 passed in W.P.(MD) No.26019 of 2019. Conversely, the learned Standing counsel appearing for 2nd respondent placed reliance on 3/7
the orders in W.P.(MD) Nos.19989 of 2022 dated 26.08.2022; W.P.(MD) Nos.14045, 14395, 14408, 14314, 14367 & 14382 of 2020 dated 28.03.2023; and W.P.(MD) Nos.32512, 32691 & 32702 of 2022 dated 05.12.2022.
5. In the aforesaid decisions, Section 36 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 has been elaborately considered, holding that enforcement of an Arbitral award must be pursued through execution proceedings before the competent court. In contrast, the order in W.P. (MD) No.26019 of 2019 does not advert to Section 36, and therefore, cannot be relied upon.
6. Further reliance was placed on the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in National Highways Authority of India vs. Sheetal Jaidev Vade & Ors., reported in 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 705, wherein a direction was issued to deposit 50% of the Arbitral award amount. However, the said judgment arose in a different factual context wherein the National Highways Authority had preferred an appeal. Hence in order 4/7
to entertain the petition National Highways Authority was directed to deposit the amount . Hence, the said Judgement is not applicable to the present case.
7. In such circumstances, the petitioner is directed to approach the competent District Court by filing an execution petition for enforcement of the Arbitral award. In view of the above, this Writ Petition is dismissed. No costs.
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1. The Competent Authority -cum-Special District Revenue Officer, Land Acquisition (N.H.47-B), Land Acquisition Office, Nagercoil.
2. The National High Ways Authority of India, Represented through its Project Director, Indian National Highways Board, Madurai - 626 020.
3. The Arbitrator cum District Collector, Kanyakumari District, Nagercoil.
4. The Government Advocate, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai 6/7
S.SRIMATHY, J msrm Order made in W.P.(MD)No. 12945 of 2022 23.03.2026 7/7