Sunil Kumar and Anr v. State of Haryana and Others

o o 2023:PHHC:115420o o o o ooooooINoTHEoHIGHoCOURToOFoPUNJABoANDoHARYANAo AToCHANDIGARHoo 105o o o o o o o o ooooCM-14752-CWP-2023;oo ooooCM-14753-CWP-2023oin/andoo o o o o o o o ooooCWP-2580-2022oo o o o o o ooooooooooooooooooooooooDateoofodecision:o01.09.2023o o SUNILoGARGoANDoANOTHERo o o o oooooooooo......Petitionersoo o o o o o o o o o o o VERSUSo o STATEoOFoHARYANAoANDoOTHERSo o o oooooo.......Respondentsoo o CORAMo:oHON'BLEoMR.oJUSTICEoVINODoS.oBHARDWAJo o o o o o o *****o o Present:o-oo Petitionero-SuniloGargoinoperson.ooo o o o Mr.oDivyamoSingh,oAdvocateoo o o forotheoapplicant.oo o o o Mr.oVivekoSaini,oAddl.oA.G.oHaryanao o Mr.oSamarthoSagar,oAdvocateowithoo Mr.oMukeshoKumaroAhuja,oChiefoAdministrator-HSAMB.o o o fororespondentsoNo.2otoo5.o o o o o *****oo o VINODoS.oBHARDWAJ,oJ.o(Oral)oo o o CM-14752-CWP-2023o;oCM-14753-CWP-2023o o o o TheopresentoapplicationsohaveobeenofiledounderoSectiono151oofo theoCodeoofoCiviloProcedure,o1908oforoplacingoonorecordotheorepresentationo andotheoordersoasowelloasoforobeingoimpleadedoasorespondent.oo o o Learnedocounseloappearingoofotheoapplicantocontendsothatotheo applicant-RajeshoSinghowasoworkingoasoaoHeadoClerkowhileoapplicant-Sanjayo KumarowasoworkingoasoaoHeadoDraftsmanoinotheoofficeoofoHaryanaoStateo o CM-14752-CWP-2023;ooCM-14753-CWP-2023oin/andoo -2-o o AgricultureoMarketingoBoardo(hereinafteroreferredoaso"HSAMB"),oSonepat.o TheocontroversyorelatesotooanoarbitrationoawardopertainingotooRs.o85,64,615/-o thatohadobeenopassedoagainstotheoContractoroandoinofavouroofotheorespondent-HSAMB.o However,o notwithstandingo theo aboveo saido arbitralo award,o theo officialso ofo theo respondent-HSAMB,o ino connivance,o concealedo theo saido aspectoandoprocessedotheofileoofotheoContractorofororeleaseoofopaymentoando orderowasoalsooobtainedothereafter.oTheoreportowasoobtainedoaboutotheoworko executedoandotheosaidoreportowasogotoapprovedoconcealingotheoarbitraloawardo andoexecutionopetition.oAowritopetitionowasoeventuallyofiledobyotheoContractoro forosuchoreleaseowhenotheoaboveosaidodiscrepanciesoandoconnivanceocameotoo notice.o o o Counselo foro theo applicanto haso contendedo thato heo iso merelyo ao Clerko ando dealingo witho theo fileo ando hado ino facto preparedo theo abstracto ofo Bitumenoissuedoandoconsumptionostatementoandothereowasonooconcealmento ono hiso part.o However,o ono beingo confrontedo thato wheno theo fileo hado beeno movedothroughothem,oitowasoessentialoforotheoapplicantsotoomentionoaboutotheo saidoaspectoinotheonotingofileoandoasotoowhetherotheosaidodetailsohadobeeno mentionedooronot,ocounseloforotheoapplicantopleadsoignorance.oHe,ohowever,o contendsothatoheomayobeopermittedotoowithdrawotheoinstantoapplicationsosooaso toopursueohisochallengeoagainstotheochargesheetoandotheoproceedingsoinitiatedo againstohimobyotheoDepartmentoasoperolaw.oo o o Counseloforonon-applicantohaveonooobjectionotootheosame.oo o o Disposedoofoasowithdrawn.oo o o o CM-14752-CWP-2023;ooCM-14753-CWP-2023oin/andoo -3-o o CWP-2580-2022oo o

1.o o Challengeo ino theo presento petitiono iso too theo ordero datedo

26.10.2021o(AnnexureoP-8)opassedobyorespondentoNo.3oi.e.oChiefoEngineer-1,oHaryanaoStateoAgricultureoMarketingoBoard,oMandioBhawan,oPanchkulao whicho iso ano internalo communicationo fromo theo Chiefo Engineer-Io too theo Executiveo Engineer,o HSAMB,o Sonepato whereino theo Chiefo Engineer-Io haso directedo theo Executiveo Engineero ofo theo HSAMBo noto too giveo anyo evidence/statementoinotheopendingoexecutionoproceedingsoafterospecificallyo noticingothatoduringotheoreviewoofotheofinalobilloofoconstructionoofolinkoRoado fromoVillageoHarsanaoMalchaotooBandepuroofoSonepatoDivision,oanoaudito objectiono waso raisedo ando financialo irregularitieso wereo noticedo ino theo saido workoonotheopartoofotheocontractingoagency.oItoalsootranspiredothatotheoamounto recoverableo fromo theo Contractor/Agencieso aso noticedo ino theo audito wasooooooooo Rs.o4.42oCroresoandothatotheosameohasonotobeenorecoveredosoofar.oItowasoalsoo pointedooutothatoaodisputeohadoinofactobeenoputoupobeforeotheoArbitratorotoo recoverotheoriskoandocostoamountofromotheodefaultingoagency.oAnoarbitralo awardohadobeenopassedoinofavouroofotheoHSAMBoandoonoaccountoofonon-paymento ofo theo awardedo amount,o ano executionopetitiono hadoalreadyo beeno filedobeforeotheoExecutingoCourt.oTheoprocessooforecoveryowasounderoway.oAo furtheromandamusohadoalsoobeenosoughtoforoseekingoimplementationoofotheo reports/orderodatedo28.10.2020/29.10.2020o(AnnexureoP-5)oclaimedotoohaveo beenopreparedobyorespondentsoNo.2otoo4oi.e.oHSAMBothroughoitsovariouso officialsoandotooprepareoandofinalizeotheobillsoofoconsumptionoofobitumenoaso o CM-14752-CWP-2023;ooCM-14753-CWP-2023oin/andoo -4-o o

2.o o Counselo foro theo petitionero contendso thato theo cliento hado takeno awayotheobriefofromohim.oTheopetitioneroisopresentoinopersonoandodisputesotheo aboveosaidoclaimomadeobyotheocounseloforotheopetitioner.oo

3.o o Theopetitioneroinopersonohasobeenoheardoatolengthoandoitohasobeeno arguedothatotheopetitioneroisoengagedoinotheoworkoofoconstructionooforoadoando hasobeenoawardedocontractsoofoStateoGovernment.oTheoworkoquaoconstructiono ofoS/Roofo42olinkoroadsoinoDistrictoSonepatohadobeenoallottedotootheopetitionero inotheoyearo2009.oTheosaidoworkowasoinitiatedoandocompletedoasoperotermsoofo theocontractoexecuted,oquao30oroads,ohowever,odueotooclosureoofotheostoneo quarrieso byo orderso ofo theo Governmento ofo Haryana,o thereo waso delayo ino completionoofowork.oActionounderoClauseso2oando3owasothereafteroinitiatedobyo theorespondentoagainstotheopetitioneroandotheocontractowasocancelledoandotheo workowasoallottedotoosomeootheroperson.oItohasobeenoaverredothatothereoisoao disputeoregardingousage/consumptionoofobitumenoandothatoasoperotheooriginalo contractoissued,otheousageoofoBitumenowasoauthorizedoaso180okgopero100osq.o kmo aso pero serialo No.6o andosimilarlyo Bitumeno waso specifiedoforouseo witho regardotooaodifferentocoating.oHowever,onotwithstandingotheospecificoclauseo andowithoutoanyointimationotootheopetitioner,otheoauthorizedousageoofobitumeno wasoreducedofromo180okgopero100osq.okmotoo100okgopero100osq.okm.ovideo Circularodatedo28.10.2009.oTheoaboveosaidoCiruclarowasoneveroconveyedotoo theopetitioneroandotheosameowasoonlyoanointernalodecisionoofotheorespondentso whichoneverotranslatedoasoanointegralopartoofotheocontractobetweenotheopartieso byowayoofoamendmentooroaddendum.oo

4.oo o Obliviouso ofo theo aforesaido internalo Circular,o theo invoices/runningoAccountobillsohadobeenopreparedobyotheopetitionerowhicho o CM-14752-CWP-2023;ooCM-14753-CWP-2023oin/andoo -5-o o wereo verifiedo byo theo Engineers/officialso ofo theo respondents.o Dueo measurementowereoconductedoandousageowasoverifiedotoobeoaccurateoandoino accordanceowithotheotermsoandoconditionsoofotheoContract.oHeoplacesorelianceo ono theo aboveo saido reports.o Sinceo thereo waso faulto ono theo parto ofo theo respondentsoinoassessingotheoamountotoobeorecoveredofromotheopetitioneroando theoaboveosaidodemandohadobeenoarrivedoatobyoimproperoconsiderationoofotheo usageoofoBitumenoasoperotheoCircularo(AnnexureoP-3)oinsteadoofotheousageoofo theo Bitumeno aso pero theo Contract,o hence,o theo demando waso inaccurate,o unjustifiedoandounwarranted.oAorepresentationowasoaccordinglyosubmittedobyo theopetitionerotootheoChiefoAdministratoroofotheoHSAMBoforosettlementoofotheo issueso whereupono theo Chiefo Engineero hado beeno deputedo byo theo Chiefo Administratorotoorecheckotheoclaimoraisedobyotheopetitioneroandotooreporto regardingoexcessoconsumption/usageoofoBitumen.oAnoenquiryowasothereaftero initiatedobyorespondentoNo.3othroughotheoExecutiveoEngineeroandotheorecordo wasoperused.oAllorelevantofactorsowereotakenointooconsiderationoandoaoreporto datedo 28.10.2020o waso submittedo byo theo Executiveo Engineero too theo Chiefo Engineeroforohisoapproval.ooTheosameowasoapprovedobyotheoChiefoEngineero andoforwardedotootheoChiefoAdministratoroonotheosameodateoi.e.o28.10.2020o ando approvalo waso alsoo grantedo byo theo theno Chiefo Administratoro ofo theo HSAMBoono29.10.2020oinowhichoonlyo2.388ometrico(MT)oBitumenohasobeeno showno aso ano excesso consumptiono againsto totalo consumptiono ofo 1195.259o metrico tono (MT).o Theo sameo beingo ano excesso byo 0.2%,o waso withino theo permissibleo limito ando thereo waso noo violationo ofo theo conditionso ofo theo o CM-14752-CWP-2023;ooCM-14753-CWP-2023oin/andoo -6-o o

5.o o Itoisosubmittedothatopursuantotootheosaidoreportoandotheoordero passedo byo theo Chiefo Administrator,o theo Executiveo Engineer,o HSAMB,o SonepatomadeoaostatementobeforeotheoExecutingoCourtothatotheoCommitteeoiso preparingotheoBillsoasoperotheodecisionotakenobyotheoChiefoAdministratoroofo theoHaryanaoStateoAgricultureoMarketingoBoardoono29.10.2020.oItoisoalsoo arguedo thato ono theo basiso ofo theo aforesaido report/orderso passedo byo theo competento authority,o theo billso wereo preparedo ando differento amountso ino differentoawardsohaveobeenoshownotoobeopendingotowardsotheopetitioner.oVideo anointraodepartmentalocommunicationodatedo26.10.2021o(AnnexureoP-8)ofromo theoChiefoEngineer-1,oHSAMB,oitowasodirectedothatonoostatementobeomadeo beforeotheoExecutingoCourt.oTheoaboveosaidoactionoisonowoaosubjectomatteroofo challengeoinotheopresentowritopetitionoasobeingoillegaloandounjustifiedosinceo theoorderoofo28.10.2020/29.10.2020ohadobeenopassedoafteroobtainingoaoreporto andore-measurementoofotheoworksodoneobyotheopetitioner.oo

6.o o Pursuantotootheonoticeoissued,oaoshortoreplyobyowayoofoaffidavito ofo Ramesho Chandero Deswal,o Executiveo Engineer,o HSAMB,o Divisiono Sonepatohadobeenofiledowhereinoitowasoaverredothatotheodisputeopertainingotoo theopayments/constructiono ofo linko roadso fromo Villageo Harsanao Malchaotoo BandepuroofoSonepatoDivisionohadobeenoreferredotooarbitrationoandoSh.oIshpalo ChauhanowasoappointedoasotheosoleoArbitrator.oAnoawardodatedo29.01.2016o haso beeno passedo byo theo soleo Arbitratoro ino favouro ofo theo HSAMB.o Noo challengeotootheosaidoawardohadobeenomadeobyotheopetitioneroandotheosaido awardohasoattainedofinality.oOwingotoonon-depositoofotheoamountoasoawarded,o anoexecutionopetitionowasofiledobyotheoHSAMBobeforeotheoAdditionaloDistricto Judge,o Sonepato ando non-bailableo warrantso hado beeno issuedo foro securingo o CM-14752-CWP-2023;ooCM-14753-CWP-2023oin/andoo -7-o o presenceoofotheopetitioner.oDuringotheopendencyoofotheoaboveosaidoexecutiono proceedings,o theo petitionero submittedo theo requesto witho theo Chiefo AdministratoroofotheoHSAMBoregardingotheoenquiryoofoBitumenoissuedoando completionoofotheoworkoexecutedobyotheoAgencyoono29.07.2020.oo

7.o o Itowasoaverredoinotheoaboveosaidoaffidavitothatonotwithstandingo passingoofotheoawardobyotheosoleoArbitrator,otheoExecutiveoEngineer,oSonepato andotheootheroofficialsoactivelyoconcealedotheofactumoofotheoarbitraloawardoino favouroofotheoDepartmentoandotheopendingoexecutionoproceedingsowithoano intentotoobestowoundueofavoursotootheopetitioner.oTheosaidofactsowereonoto broughto too theo knowledgeo ofo theo superioro officerso ando consequently,o theo reportotenderedobyotheoenquiryoofficeroono28.10.2020oandotheosubsequento ordersodatedo29.10.2020oobtainedoonotheobasisoofosuchoreportoareoillegaloando areoanooutcomeoofofraud.oTheoentireofactualoaspectsohadonotobeenobroughtotoo theonoticeoofotheocompetentoauthorityoandotheosameohadonotobeenodeliberatedo uponobeforeotheodecisionowasotaken.oItowasothusodecidedotootakeoappropriateo actiono againsto theo erring/delinquento officialso includingo theo Executiveo Engineeroandoallootheropersonsowhoowereoconnivingowithotheopetitioneroforo securingotheoreportsotoosuitotheointerestoofotheopetitioners.oCharge-sheetohado beenoissuedotootheoHeadoClerkoasowelloasotheoHeadoDraftsmanounderoRuleo4o

(b)o ofo Haryanao Civilo Serviceso (Punishmento ando Appeal)o Rules,o 2016o alongwitho theo theno Executiveo Engineer,o Sonepat.o Further,o theo Chiefo Engineer-1,o video ordero datedo 08.07.2022o proposedo too withdrawo theo saido reportodatedo28.10.2020oandoasotheosaidoreportohasoalreadyobeenowithdrawn,o anyorelianceoonosuchoaoreportocannotobeoplacedoforosupportingotheoclaimoforo o CM-14752-CWP-2023;ooCM-14753-CWP-2023oin/andoo -8-o o

8.o o Duringotheocourseoofohearingoheldoono07.09.2022,oanointerimo orderowasopassedocallingouponotheorespondent-oHSAMBotoosubmitoaodetailedo replyogivingostatusoofotheopendingoinvestigation/inquiriesoandotheosubsequento actiono takeno byo theo Chiefo Administrator,o HSAMBo againsto theo erringo officials.oo

9.o o AostatusoreportobyowayoofoaffidavitoofoShashioBhushanoSaharan,o ExecutiveoEngineer,oHSAMB,oSonepatoowasofiledoasoperowhichoaoshowocauseo noticeowasoissuedotootheothenoChiefoEngineer-1,oMohinderoSinghovideomemoo No.o1528odatedo14.02.2023owithoaodirectionotoosubmitoaoreplyowithinoaoperiodo ofo 21o days.o Charge-sheeto undero Ruleo 7o hado alsoo beeno servedo upono Ajayo KumaroRathee,oXEN;oSanjayoKumar,oHeadoDraftsmanoandoRajeshoKumar,o DeputyoSuperintendento(retired)oono16.01.2023.oTheorepliesowereoosubmittedo byo theo delinquento officialso ando aftero consideringo theo same,o theo Enquiryo Officer,ohasoalreadyobeenoappointedoono16.02.2023.oTheoreportoinothisoregardo wasotoobeosubmittedoexpeditiously.oo

10.o o CounseloforotheorespondentsoNo.2otoo5oonoinstructionsofromoSh.o Mukesho Kumaro Ahuja,o Chiefo Administrator,o HSAMBo whoo iso presento ino Court,oinformsothatotheoenquiryoreportodatedo02.08.2023oreturningoaofindingo ofo theo chargeso havingo beeno provedo againsto allo theo aboveo 03o delinquento officialsohadobeenosubmittedoono03.08.2023.oAoseparateoprocessoforoinitiatingo departmentaloproceedingsoagainstotheothen,oChiefoEngineer-I,oHSAMBoisoono way.o Ano assuranceo iso giveno byo theo Chiefo Administrator,o Haryanao Stateo AgricultureoMarketingoBoardothatotheoproceedingsoshallobeotakenotooaologicalo endoincludingoinitiationoofocriminaloproceedings,oifosooadvised,oagainstotheo erringoofficialsoasowelloasotheopersonsoconspiringowithothem.o o CM-14752-CWP-2023;ooCM-14753-CWP-2023oin/andoo -9-o o

11.o o ThisoCourtohasonooreasonsotoodoubtoorosuspectotheoassuranceo givenotodayoinoCourtobyotheoChiefoAdministrator.oTheoaboveostatementoiso accepted.oo

12.o o Havingoheardotheopetitionerowhooisopresentoinopersonoasoalsootheo counseloappearingoonobehalfoofotheorespondents,otheofollowingoundisputedo factsoemerge:o

i)o o Thato theo respondent-departmento hado initiatedo arbitrationo proceedingsoagainstotheopetitioner-Contractorowithorespectotootheoworksoino question.o

ii)o oo Thato ano awardo hado beeno passedo ino favouro ofo respondents-o HSAMBoforoanoamountoofomoreothanoRs.o85olacsoapproximately.ooo

iii)o o Thato noo objectionso undero Sectiono 34o ofo Arbitrationo &o ConciliationoAct,o1996oand/oroappealounderoSectiono37ohasobeenofiledobyotheo petitioneroraisingoaochallengeotootheofindingsorecordedobyotheosoleoArbitratoro andotheoawardopassed.o

(iv)o o Itoisoalsoonototheocaseoofotheopetitionerothatoheowasonotoassociatedo byo theo soleo arbitratoro duringo theo conducto ofo theo arbitrationo proceedingso and/orothatonooopportunityotooproveohisocaseohadobeenoaffordedotoohim.o

(v)oo o Thatotheoexecutionoproceedingsoareoalreadyopendingoandonon-bailableowarrantsohadobeenoissuedoagainstotheopetitionerotooseekoenforcemento ofotheoarbitraloaward.oo

(vi)o o Thato notwithstandingo theo pendencyo ofo theo executiono proceedings,otheoapplicationowasomovedobeforeotheoChiefoAdministratoroono whichoaoreportowasosoughtofor.oInosuchoreport,otheoExecutiveoEngineeroasowello o CM-14752-CWP-2023;ooCM-14753-CWP-2023oin/andoo -10-o o asotheoChiefoEngineer-I,oHSAMBodeliberatelyoconcealedotheofactumoofotheo Arbitrationo awardo havingo beeno passedo againsto theo petitionero ando theo pendencyoofotheoexecutionoproceedings.oAnoorderowasothusoobtainedofromotheo ChiefoAdministrator,owithoutoplacingoallorelevantoandomaterialofactsotoohiso knowledge.oo

(vii)o o Thato theo charge-sheeto haso alreadyo beeno issuedo too theo erringo officialsoandotheochargesohaveobeenoproved.oFurtherodisciplinaryoactionoiso contemplatedoandoisopendingobeforeotheocompetentoauthority.o

(viii)o o Thato theo aboveo saido reporto ando ordero datedo

28.10.2020/29.10.2020ohaveoalreadyobeenowithdrawnobyotheoChiefoEngineer-Ioandothatotheoorderoofosuchowithdrawaloisonotosubjectomatteroofochallengeoino anyoproceedingoorobeforeoanyoCourt.oo

13.o o Evenothoughoitowasoarguedobyotheopetitionerothatoanoofficialoofo theorespondentohadogivenoaostatementobeforeotheoExecutingoCourtothatotheyo haveoacceptedotheoreportoandoshallotakeoactionoinoaccordanceowithotheosaido report,ohowever,otheosaidoaspectoisodisputedobyotheocounseloappearingoono behalfooforespondentsoNo.2otoo5.oHeocontendsothatotheoannexureoappendedobyo theo petitionero iso noto ao completeo annexureo ando heo submitso thato noo sucho statementowasoeveromade.oo

14.o o Takingo intoo consideration,o theo aforesaido factso thato haveo beeno placedobeforeothisoCourt,oIofindothatoitoisoprimaofacieoaocaseowhereoanoattempto hadobeenomadeobyotheopetitionerotooaocommitoaofraudoonotheopublicoexchequero byo obtainingo inaccurateo reporto concealmento ofo relevant,o materialo ando essentialoinformation.oTheopetitionerofoundosupportoinohisoendeavourofromo theoofficialsowhoowereootherwiseoresponsibleoinolawoforoensuringosafe-guardso o CM-14752-CWP-2023;ooCM-14753-CWP-2023oin/andoo -11-o o ofopublicofunds.oSuchoanoattemptotoodrawoawayoundueoandoillegalogainsofromo publico exchequero needso too beo strictlyo dealto with.o o Noo concessiono oro indulgenceocanobeoshownotoosuchoattemptedofraudoplayedoonotheopublicofunds.oo Noobenefitsocanobeoclaimedotoobeocrystallizedowhenosuchobenefitostemsofromo aoprimaofacieofraud.oEvenothoughotheopetitioneroclaimsothatohisomeritoando clausesoofocontractohaveonotobeenoproperlyoconsideredobyotheosoleoarbitratoro ando thato excessiveo recoveryo alongwitho higho interesto haso beeno ordered,o however,o sucho contentiono ono meritso againsto theo arbitralo awardo cannoto beo acceptedo ino presento proceedings.o o Theo petitionero hado statutoryo remedieso againstotheoawardothatowasopassedoino2016.oHavingooptedonototoochallenge,o theoawardowhichohasoalreadyoattainedofinalityocannotobeore-openedoinotheseo proceedings.ooo

15.o o Iofindothatotheocaseoofotheopetitionerosuffersonotoonlyofromolackoofo meritoandobonaofideobutoalsoosmacksoofoaocleverointentotoomaliciouslyoclaimo benefitofromopublicoexchequer.oEvenothoughoordinarilyothisoCourtowouldobeo inclinedo too imposeo heavyo costo ono ao mischievouso litigant,o however,o consideringotheoprayersomadeobyotheopetitioner,oIorefrainofromoimposingosucho cost.oo

16.oo o Theopresentopetitionoisoaccordinglyodismissedoforotheoaforesaido reasons.oo

17.o o AsoanoassuranceohasobeenogivenobyotheoChiefoAdministratoroofo theo HSAMBo thato appropriateo actiono shallo beo takeno byo theo competento authorityoagainstotheoerringoofficialsoandopreferablyowithinoaoperiodoofo04o months.oComplianceobeosubmittedoafteroaoperiodoofo04omonths.oo o CM-14752-CWP-2023;ooCM-14753-CWP-2023oin/andoo -12-o o

18.o o Petitionero ato thiso stageo prayso thato heo mayo beo grantedo ano indulgenceotoorepayotheoentireoawardedoamountoino12oequatedoinstallments.o Heo submitso thato theo respondentso mayo informo theo amounto whicho iso outstandingoasoperotheoawardoagainstohimoandothatotheofirstoinstallmentoofotheo aboveosaidooutstandingoamountoconveyedotoohimoshallobeodepositedobyotheo petitionero withino ao periodo ofo 10o dayso ofo sucho communication.o Theo respondentso haveo noo objectiono too theo aboveo saido offer.o Theo followingo directionsoareohenceoissuedoinotheopresentocaseotoobalanceotheoequities:-o

i)o Theorespondentsoshallocommunicateotootheopetitionerotheooutstandingo amountorecoverableofromotheopetitioneroinotermsoofotheoawardoasograntedobyo theosoleoArbitratorowithinoaoperiodoofo10odaysoonoorobeforeo11.09.2023.o

(ii)o oTheofirstoinstallmentoofotheoaboveosaidoamountosooconveyed,owithouto anyoprejudice,oshallobeodepositedobyotheopetitioneroonoorobeforeo22.09.2023.o

(iii)o Posto datedo chequeso quao theo remainingo installments,o ino equatedo amounts,oshallobeohandedooverobyotheopetitionerotootheorespondents.o

(iv)oo oTheopetitionerofurtheroundertakesothatotheoaforesaidochequesoshallobeo dulyoencashedoandohonouredoonopresentation,oasoperotheodueodateomentionedo inotheopostodateocheque.o

(v)o oIno theo evento ofo allo theo chequeso beingo cleared,o theo respondentso undertakeonototoopursueotheopresentoexecutionoproceedings.oo

(vi)o oItoisomadeoclearothatoinotheoeventoofoanyodefaultocommittedobyotheo petitioneroinoensuringothatotheocheque(s)osubmittedobyohimoareohonoured,otheo respondent-departmentoshallobeoatolibertyotooinitiateoandoreviveotheopendingo executionoproceedingsoinoaccordanceowitholaw.oo o CM-14752-CWP-2023;ooCM-14753-CWP-2023oin/andoo -13-o o

19.o o TheopartiesoshalloremainoboundobyotheostatementomadeoinoCourto today.oo

20.o o Toobeolistedoforocompliance.oo o o oo o o o o o (VINODoS.oBHARDWAJ)oo SEPTEMBERo01,o2023o o o o o oooooJUDGEo VishaloSharmao o o o Whetherospeaking/reasonedo :o Yes/Noo o o o WhetheroReportableo o :o Yes/Noo