{"data": {"schema": "publicfeed.update.v1", "id": "PIB-2324416", "url": "https://publicfeed.in/orders/PIB-2324416", "headline": "NHAI wins arbitration case for Chittorgarh-Udaipur highway project", "summary": "The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways announced on 16 October 2026 that the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) won an arbitration case against Uchit Expressway Private Limited regarding the six-laning of the Chittorgarh-Udaipur section of NH-76 in Rajasthan. An arbitral tribunal rejected the company's claims of Rs 366.53 crore, including COVID-19 related costs, and instead awarded NHAI Rs 33.54 crore in counter-claims. The release does not say when the ruling takes effect, but notes the project was completed in March 2021.", "key_points": ["Tribunal rejected concessionaire claims of Rs 366.53 crore", "NHAI awarded Rs 33.54 crore in counter-claims", "Concessionaire allowed only Rs 14.51 crore in claims and a Rs 2.82 crore conditional refund", "Counter-claims include Rs 27 crore for dropped work and Rs 2.51 crore for unauthorized toll collection"], "issued_date": "2026-10-16", "listing_date": "2026-10-16", "document": {"form": "Press release", "number": "2324416", "type": "Press release", "legal_character": "informational_communication", "functions": ["announces"], "cites": []}, "issuer": "Ministry of Road Transport & Highways", "department": "Ministry of Road Transport & Highways", "source": {"key": "pib", "name": "Press Information Bureau", "site": "pib.gov.in", "official_url": "https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=2324416"}, "topics": ["arbitration", "national highways", "public funds"], "reader_topics": ["Transport & roads"], "intent": "updates", "states": ["gj", "ka", "rj"], "national": false, "places": ["Rajasthan"], "applies_to": ["concessionaire and NHAI"], "dates": [{"kind": "event", "date": "2021-03-01", "wording": "March 2021", "what": "completion date of the project", "counts_from": null}, {"kind": "event", "date": "2026-07-01", "wording": "July 2026", "what": "arbitration proceedings pertaining to Bareilly Highways Project Limited", "counts_from": null}, {"kind": "event", "date": "2026-06-01", "wording": "June 2026", "what": "arbitration case related to Tumkur–Chitradurga 6 laning Project", "counts_from": null}, {"kind": "event", "date": "2026-04-01", "wording": "April 2026", "what": "arbitration cases in Panipat–Jalandhar Highway Project", "counts_from": null}, {"kind": "event", "date": "2026-05-01", "wording": "May 2026", "what": "arbitration case related to 6 laning of Kamrej–Chalthan section of NH-48", "counts_from": null}], "revision": "cb911dd6f748e4b0", "recorded_at": "2026-10-16T13:18:36.796615+00:00", "provenance": {"method": "ai_summary", "automated_check": "pass", "human_review": "pending"}}, "meta": {"schema": "publicfeed.update.v1", "count": 1, "next": null, "plan": "free", "feed_updated_at": "2026-10-23T22:47:30.326756+00:00", "generated_at": "2026-10-23T23:20:13+00:00"}, "attribution": "Data: PublicFeed (https://publicfeed.in), summarising official documents linked in each record. Summaries are AI-generated and not legal advice; the official original is the authority.", "license": "https://publicfeed.in/terms#data-licence"}