1 2025:CGHC:29508 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 1759 of 2025 1 - Md. Idrish Ansari S/o Late Md. Ilyas Aged About 79 Years R/o Sadar Road Ambikapur, Police Station And Tehsil- Ambikapur, District - Sarguja (C.G.) 2 - Md. Saroj Ansari S/o Late Md. Ilyas Aged About 52 Years R/o Sadar Road Ambikapur, Police Station And Tehsil- Ambikapur, District - Sarguja (C.G.) 3 - Md. Parvez Ansari S/o Md. Qasim Aged About 61 Years R/o Sadar Road Ambikapur, Police Station And Tehsil- Ambikapur, District - Sarguja (C.G.) 4 - Md. Altaf Ansari S/o Md. Qasim Aged About 52 Years R/o Sadar Road Ambikapur, Police Station And Tehsil- Ambikapur, District - Sarguja (C.G.) 5 - Md. Javed Ansari S/o Md. Qasim Aged About 50 Years R/o Sadar Road Ambikapur, Police Station And Tehsil- Ambikapur, District - Sarguja (C.G.) 6 - Md. Aftaf Ansari S/o Md. Qasim Aged About 46 Years R/o Sadar Road Ambikapur, Police Station And Tehsil- Ambikapur, District - Sarguja (C.G.) 7 - Manzar Nafis S/o Md. Siddiqui Aged About 48 Years R/o Sadar Road Ambikapur, Police Station And Tehsil- Ambikapur, District - Sarguja (C.G.) 8 - Sanjar Ansari S/o Md. Siddiqui Aged About 45 Years R/o Sadar Road Ambikapur, Police Station And Tehsil- Ambikapur, District - Sarguja (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - Chief Engineer Public Works Department, National Highway Zone Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Executive Engineer, Public Works Department, National Highway Division With Nhdupn Piu Ambikapur, District- Sarguja (C.G.) 3 - Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue/competent Authority) Land Acquisition Ambikapur, District- Sarguja, (C.G.). ---- Respondents 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For Petitioner : Ms. Hamida Siddiqui, Advocate. For Respondent Nos.1 & 2 : Mr. Tushar Dhar Diwan, Advocate. For Respondent No.3 : Ms. Upasana Mehta, Dy. GA. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon'ble Shri Arvind Kumar Verma, Judge Order on Board 01.07.2025 1. Learned counsel for the respondents submits that respondents have already filed an application under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (for short, ‘Act of 1996’) challenging the arbitration award passed by the Arbitrator/Commissioner. He further contended that petitioners have an efficacious alternate remedy to approach before the District Court under Section 36 of the Act of 1996 for execution of the arbitration award. 2. At this stage, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners may be permitted to withdraw this writ petition with liberty to file an application under Section 36 of the Act of 1996 before the appropriate Forum/District Court for execution of the arbitration award. 3. In view of above, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. CC as per rules. Sd/- Sd/- (Arvind Kumar Verma) Judge J/-