-1- 2025:CGHC:21342 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WP227 No. 45 of 2020 1 - Gokul S/o Ramniwas Aged About 41 Years R/o Village Jorapali, Tahsil And District Raigarh Chhattisgarh. 2 - Kheerkumari D/o Ramniwas Aged About 31 Years R/o Village Jorapali, Tahsil And District Raigarh Chhattisgarh. 3 - Durgawati D/o Dulari Ram Aged About 29 Years R/o Village Jorapali, Tahsil And District Raigarh Chhattisgarh. 4 - Ramratan S/o Sukhdev Aged About 62 Years R/o Village Jorapali, Tahsil And District Raigarh Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - Chief Engineer National Highway, Lok Nirman Vibhag, National Road Aria, Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 2 - Additional Commissioner Bilaspur Division, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh. 3 - Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue) Cum Land Acquisition Officer Raigarh District Raigarh Chhattisgarh. ... Respondent(s) For Petitioners : Mr. Utkarsh Patel, Advocate, holding the brief of Mr. Pushpendra Kumar Patel, Adocate For UOI : Mr. Tushar Dhar Diwan, CGC For State : Mr. Dashrath Prajpati, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Justice Rakesh Mohan Pandey Order on Board Digitally signed by NADIM MOHLE -2- 08.05.2025 1) At the very outset, learned counsel appearing for the respondent would submit that against order passed in an application moved under Section 34 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (for short, the Act, 1996), the writ petition is not maintainable, as there is a statutory efficacious remedy available to challenge the same by filing an appeal under the provisions of Section 37 of the Act, 1996. 2) Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that sufficient opportunity was not afforded to the petitioner by the District Judge, Raigarh; therefore, the present writ petition has been filed. 3) Taking into consideration the fact that there is an efficacious alternative remedy available to the petitioner to prefer an appeal under the provisions of Section 37 of the Act, 1996, the present writ petition is not maintainable. Accordingly, the instant writ petition is hereby dismissed. 4) However, the petitioner would be at liberty to take recourse to law. 5) Certified copy, if any, be returned after retaining its xerox copy. Sd/- (Rakesh Mohan Pandey) Judge Nadim