Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:26257 Court No. - 3 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 4938 of 2025 Petitioner :- Rakesh Kumar @ Rakesh Kumar Upadhyay Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Transport Deptt. Lko. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Alok Kumar Mishra Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Ratnesh Chandra Hon'ble Rajesh Singh Chauhan,J. Heard Sri Alok Kumar Mishra, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri D.C. Pathak, learned Additional Chief Standing and Sri Taha Arif, Advocate holding brief of Sri Ratnesh Chandra, learned counsel for UPSRTC. Under challenge is the arbitration award dated 27.07.2018, a copy of which is annexure 1 to the writ petition. A preliminary objection has been taken by Sri Taha Arif that the petitioner has a statutory remedy of filing of an application under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereinafter referred to as "Act, 1996"). Considering that the petitioner has a statutory remedy as available to him against the award dated 03.10.2024, the writ petition is disposed of finally leaving it open to the petitioner to file an application under Section 34 of the Act, 1996 before the appropriate Court in appropriate proceedings. Order Date :- 6.5.2025 Anurag Digitally signed by :- ANURAG SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench