The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) appealed before the Karnataka High Court under Section 37(1)(c) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, challenging an order of the Principal District and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru Rural, which had upheld an arbitral award determining enhanced compensation for 1398 sq. mtrs. of land acquired for the widening of NH-275 (Bengaluru-Mysuru Division). The Arbitral Tribunal had determined compensation based on the Guideline Value Notification dated 28.03.2016 at ₹19,380/- per sq. mtr. for Kumbalagodu Industrial Area, noting the land had been converted for industrial use before the preliminary notification. NHAI had also challenged the Arbitral Tribunal's rejection of its application under Section 33 of the A&C Act as time-barred, arguing that the Tribunal failed to consider its condonation of delay application under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963. The High Court heard arguments on whether the Limitation Act's provisions (including Section 5) apply to statutory arbitrations under the National Highways Act, 1956, and whether the award was vitiated by patent illegality. The judgment text provided covers the background and arguments but does not include the final operative order of the High Court.