2025:UHC:2767-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL THE HON’BLE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. G. NARENDAR AND THE HON’BLE JUSTICE MR. ALOK MAHRA Writ Petition (M/B) No. 337 of 2024 16th April, 2025 M/s Pir Panchal Construction Pvt. Ltd. --Petitioner Versus Uttarakhand Power Corporation Ltd. and Others. --Respondents ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Presence:- Mr. Siddhartha Sah and Mr. Sanjay Gaur, learned counsel for the petitioner. Mr. B.S. Parihar, learned Standing Counsel for the State. Mr. V.K. Kohli and Mr. D.S. Patni, learned Senior Counsels assisted by Mr. D. Barthwal and Mr. Kanti Ram, learned counsel for respondent no.1 and 2/Corporation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- JUDGMENT: (per Mr. G. Narendar C.J.) Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the writ petition may be disposed of by reserving a liberty to the petitioner to raise the issue of compensation and damages in the arbitration proceedings, which the petitioner seeks to institute. 2. The submission is placed on record. 3. The writ petition is disposed of with liberty to 1 2025:UHC:2767-DB the petitioner to seek payment of compensation/ damages arising out of the cancellation of the contract etc., in the arbitration proceedings. 4. It is made clear that any such claim shall be heard and adjudicated on its own merits. (G. NARENDAR, C.J.) (ALOK MAHRA, J.) Dated: 16.04.2025 BS 2