National Highways Authority Of India Piu Jalgaon v. Padmakar Nago Zambare

1 1002-1011

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD 1002 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 7291 OF 2025 IN ARBAST/8723/2025 NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, PIU, JALGAON THROUGH PROJECT DIRECTOR SHIVAJI V PAWAR ANIL NARAYAN JANGALE AND ANOTHER Advocate for the Respondent No.2: Mr. R. B. Bagul CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 7290 OF 2025 IN ARBAST/8723/2025 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 12528 OF 2025 IN ARBAST/8723/2025 1003 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 8403 OF 2025 IN ARBAST/23397/2025 BHASKAR NINU ZAMBARE AND OTHERS Advocate for the Respondent No.7: Mr. R. R. Bangar CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 8404 OF 2025 IN ARBAST/23397/2025

2 1002-1011 1004 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 8405 OF 2025 IN ARBAST/23385/2025 MANOHAR HARI PATIL DIED THR LRS LAXMIBAI MANOHAR PATIL AND OTHERS Advocate for the Respondent No.2: Mr. R. S. Sarvadnya CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 8406 OF 2025 IN ARBAST/23385/2025 1005 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 8407 OF 2025 IN ARBAST/23316/2025 PRAKASH MADHUKAR JANGALE AND ANOTHER Advocate for the Respondent No.2: Mr. S. W. Munde CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 8408 OF 2025 IN ARBAST/23316/2025 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 12525 OF 2025 IN ARBAST/23316/2025

3 1002-1011 1006 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 8409 OF 2025 IN ARBAST/23303/2025 SANGITA SUNIL PATIL AND ANOTHERS Advocate for the Respondent No.3: Mr. R. R. Bangar CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 8410 OF 2025 IN ARBAST/23303/2025 1007 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 8411 OF 2025 IN ARBAST/23313/2025 NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNIT JALGAON RAVINDRA NINU ZAMBARE AND ANOTHER Advocate for the Respondent No.2: Mr. R. B. Bagul CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 8412 OF 2025 IN ARBAST/23313/2025 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 12523 OF 2025 IN ARBAST/23313/2025

4 1002-1011 1008 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 8413 OF 2025 IN ARBAST/23310/2025 NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNITE JALGAON GANESH NIVRUTTI VARADE AND ANOTHER Advocate for the Respondent No.2: Mr. R. D. Sanap CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 8414 OF 2025 IN ARBAST/23310/2025 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 12518 OF 2025 IN ARBAST/23310/2025 1009 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 8415 OF 2025 IN ARBAST/23540/2025 LAXMAN NAMDEV PATIL AND ANOTHER Advocate for the Respondent No.2: Mr. M. G. Kasturkar CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 12517 OF 2025 IN ARBAST/23540/2025 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 8416 OF 2025 IN ARBAST/23540/2025

5 1002-1011 1010 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 8419 OF 2025 IN ARBAST/23405/2025 PADMAKAR NAGO ZAMBARE AND ANR Advocate for the Respondent No.2: Mr. U. B. Bondar CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 8420 OF 2025 IN ARBAST/23405/2025 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 12526 OF 2025 IN ARBAST/23405/2025 1011 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 8421 OF 2025 IN ARBAST/23390/2025 SUDHAKAR NAGO ZAMBARE AND ANOTHER Advocate for the Respondent No.2: Mr. S. S. Deve CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 12527 OF 2025 IN ARBAST/23390/2025 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 8422 OF 2025 IN ARBAST/23390/2025

6 1002-1011 CORAM : ARUN R. PEDNEKER, J.

DATE : 02.12.2025 PER COURT:

1.

Heard 2.

The present Civil Applications are filed to condone delay of 8 days in filing the Arbitration Appeals. 3.

The learned counsel for the applicant submits that the office of applicant requires administrative approval for every important decision to be taken, thus in pursuance to obtain approval for challenging the impugned order/s before appellate forum the communication was sent to the Regional Office of NHAI at Nagpur. The learned counsel for the applicant submits in the process, the delay is caused in filing the present appeals and the same is not intentional and deliberate act. Considering the said fact, the present civil applications may be allowed. 4.

The respondent/s also not seriously objected for condonation of delay.

5.

For the reasons stated in the Civil Applications, the same are allowed. Delay is condoned. Appeals be registered. Civil Applications for condonation of delay are disposed of accordingly.

7 1002-1011 6.

List the Appeals for admission hearing on 16.12.2025. 7.

Issue notice in the applications for withdrawal of amount to the non-applicants, returnable on 16.12.2025. The learned counsel appearing for the respective non-applicant/s accept notice on behalf of respective non-applicant/s. 8.

Reply, if any, shall be filed on or before the next date. 9.

Stand over to 16.12.2025.

[ARUN R. PEDNEKER, J.] marathe