-1- 2025:CGHC:21022 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 4399 of 2021 Rajkumar S/o Shri Chhedilal Aged About 59 Years R/o Village Kirna,tahsil Patharia, District Mungeli. Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner versus 1 - Government Of India Indian National Highway Authority Through- Project Director Project Implementation Unit, Bilaspur Chhattisgarh. 2 - Competent Authority Sub- Divisional Officer (Revenue ) Bilaspur Chhattisgarh. 3 - Additional Comissioner, Bilaspur, Division, Bialspur Chhattisgarh. 4 - Additional Collector, And Competent Authority (Arbitrator) National Highway No.200/130 Bilaspur Chhattisgarh. ... Respondent(s) (Cause Title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner : Mr. Syed Afaque Hussain Rizvi, Advocate, holding the brief of Mr. Lavkush Kumar Sahu, Advocate For Respondent No.1 : Mr. A. A. Laxmihar, Advocate, holding the brief of Mr. Ali Asgar, Advocate For State : Mr. Shubham Bajpai, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Justice Rakesh Mohan Pandey Digitally signed by NADIM MOHLE -2- Order on Board 07.05.2025 1) At the very outset, learned counsel appearing for respondent No.1 would submit that an award was passed on 04.01.2013 and it was challenged before the Arbitrator and an award was passed on 01.09.2020. He would further submit that the award passed under the provisions of Section 3(G)(6) of the National Highways Act, 1956 can be challenged according to the provision of Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 and thus, the present petition is not maintainable. 2) At this stage, Mr. Rizvi, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw this petition with liberty to avail remedy available under the law. 3) No objection from other side. 4) Permission is granted. 5) With the aforesaid liberty, the present petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (Rakesh Mohan Pandey) Judge NADIM