Case Law Analysis
|Madhya Pradesh High Court
Section 3-G(5) NH Act | Arbitrator Cannot Remand Land Acquisition Disputes : MP HC Reaffirms Binding Precedent
Madhya Pradesh High Court reiterates that arbitrators under Section 3-G(5) of the National Highways Act, 1956, lack jurisdiction to remand land acquisition disputes for fresh adjudication. The ruling binds all arbitrators to decide matters based on available material, reinforcing the precedent set in WP No. 2521/2017. This decision impacts landowners, NHAI, and arbitrators handling compensation disputes under the Act.