Roadway Solutions Arbitration: New Arbitrator, Rs.5L Costs

Case name: Roadway Solutions India Infra Ltd. vs National Highway Authority of India (Miscellaneous Application No.1601/2026 in SLP(C) No.2840/2026)
Court: Supreme Court of India
Order date: 27-05-2026
Period of violation/dispute: Not specified in the order

Petitioner: Roadway Solutions India Infra Ltd.
Respondent: National Highway Authority of India (NHAI)
Counsel for petitioner: M/S D.s.k. Legal, AOR Mr. Balbir Singh, Sr. Adv. Mr. Samir Malik, Adv. Mr. Chandra Prakash, AOR Mr. Varun Kalra, Adv.
Counsel for respondent: Mr. Tushar Mehta, Solicitor General; Mr. Ankur Mittal, Adv.; Mr. Abhay Gupta, Adv.; Ms. Paromita Majumdar, AOR; Mr. Ankur Saboo, Adv.; Ms. Ipshita Dutta, Adv.; Mr. Aviraj Pandey, Adv.; Ms. Rabaica Jaiswal, Adv.; Ms. Meenakshi Vimal, Adv.; Mr. Utkarsh, Adv.

The petition sought appointment of a Presiding Arbitrator to adjudicate the dispute between Roadway Solutions India Infra Ltd. and NHAI.
No further substantive allegations or violations are detailed in the order.

The Court noted that Hon'ble Mr. Justice R.M. Lodha, previously appointed as Presiding Arbitrator, communicated his inability to act.
Consequently, the Court determined the need to appoint an alternative arbitrator.

Senior counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Balbir Singh, submitted that an amount of Rs.5,00,000/- awarded as costs has been deposited with the National Defence Fund.
No monetary penalty or additional settlement was imposed by the Court in this order.

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vikramjit Sen, former Judge of this Court, is appointed as the new Presiding Arbitrator.
The fees of the arbitrator and other modalities shall be fixed in consultation with the parties.
Parties are directed to get in touch with the learned Arbitrator at the earliest.
The Registry shall communicate this order to Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vikramjit Sen promptly.