National Highways Authority Of India Through Its Project Director, Amrish M. Mankar v. Deoji Laxman And Another

IN THE JUDICATURE OF HIGH COURT AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD 1 ARBITRATION APPEAL NO. 129 OF 2025 Rajendra Mohan And Another Advocate for Respondent No.1: Mr. Adv. Prafullasing H. Patil Advocate for Respondent No.2 : Mr. M. G. Kasturkar CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 14140 OF 2025 IN ARBA/129/2025 2 ARBITRATION APPEAL NO. 130 OF 2025 Nandkumar Baban And Another Advocate for Respondent : Mr. A. S. Jadhav CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 14141 OF 2025 IN ARBA/130/2025 3 ARBITRATION APPEAL NO. 131 OF 2025 Balu Baburao And Another Advocate for Respondent No.2 : Mr. Rajendra Mewara CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 14142 OF 2025 IN ARBA/131/2025 4 ARBITRATION APPEAL NO. 132 OF 2025 National Highways Authority Of India Through Its Project Director, Amrish M. Mankar Pundalik Rangnath Jadhav And Another 1 of

Advocate for Respondent No.1 : Mr. Prafullasing H. Patil CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 14146 OF 2025 IN ARBA/132/2025 5 ARBITRATION APPEAL NO. 133 OF 2025 Ramdas Kisan And Another Advocate for Respondent No.2 : Mr. N. T. Bhagat Advocate for Respondent No.1 : Mr. Prafullasing H. Patil CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 14147 OF 2025 IN ARBA/133/2025 6 ARBITRATION APPEAL NO. 134 OF 2025 Advocate for Respondent No.2 : Mr. Krishna Solunke CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 14148 OF 2025 IN ARBA/134/2025 7 ARBITRATION APPEAL NO. 135 OF 2025 National Highways Authority Of India Through Its Project Director, Amrish M. Mankar Samadhan Dattu And Another Advocate for Respondent No.1 : Mr. Prafullasing H. Patil Advocate for Respondent No.2 : Mr. N. T. Tribhuwan 2 of

CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 14150 OF 2025 IN ARBA/135/2025 8 ARBITRATION APPEAL NO. 136 OF 2025 National Highways Authority Of India Through Its Project Director, Amrish M. Mankar Advocate for Respondent No.2 : Mr. A. R. Borulkar CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 14151 OF 2025 IN ARBA/136/2025 9 ARBITRATION APPEAL NO. 137 OF 2025 Bhimrao Trimbak And Another Advocate for Respondents : Mr. Prafullasing H. Patil Advocate for Respondent No.2 : Mr. S. S. Deve CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 14152 OF 2025 IN ARBA/137/2025 10 ARBITRATION APPEAL NO. 138 OF 2025 Amol Jagannath And Another Advocate for Respondent No.2 : Mr. R. B. Bagul CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 14153 OF 2025 IN ARBA/138/2025 3 of

11 ARBITRATION APPEAL NO. 139 OF 2025 Gangadhar Maroti And Another Advocate for Respondent No.2 : Mr. S. W. Munde CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 14154 OF 2025 IN ARBA/139/2025 12 ARBITRATION APPEAL NO. 140 OF 2025 Nana Trimbak And Another Advocate for Respondent No.2 : Mr. U. B. Bondar CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 14155 OF 2025 IN ARBA/140/2025 13 ARBITRATION APPEAL NO. 141 OF 2025 Advocate for Respondent No.2 : Mr. N. V. Yadav CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 14156 OF 2025 IN ARBA/141/2025 14 ARBITRATION APPEAL NO. 142 OF 2025 4 of

Amol Jaganath And Another Advocate for Respondent No.2 : Mr. R. R.Bangar CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 14157 OF 2025 IN ARBA/142/2025 15 ARBITRATION APPEAL NO. 143 OF 2025 Sattar Gulab And Another Advocate for Respondent No.2 : Mr. Nitin Salunke Advocate for Respondent No.1 : Mr. Prafullasing H. Patil CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 14158 OF 2025 IN ARBA/143/2025 CORAM : ARUN R. PEDNEKER, J.

Dated : December 23, 2025.

PER COURT :- 1.

Heard.

2.

Issue notice to the respondents, returnable on 06/02/2026. The learned Counsel appearing for the respective respondents waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents, as recorded in the title clause of this order.

3.

The interim order dated 11/12/2025 passed in the Miscellaneous Applications filed before the learned Principal District Judge, Aurangabad, 5 of

permitting withdrawal of the amount, is sustained, with a minor modification that the applicants shall file an undertaking before the said Court to the effect that, in the event any adverse orders are passed against them and/or in the present proceedings, they shall refund the withdrawn amounts.

4.

Till the next date, further execution shall remain stayed, subject to deposit of the balance amount in this Court within a period of six (06) weeks from today.

5.

Stand over to 06/02/2026.

( ARUN R. PEDNEKER, J. ) vj gawade/-.

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