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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:67106-DB Court No. - 21 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 13310 of 2025 Petitioner :- Dharmendra Kumar Respondent :- Union Of India And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Santosh Kumar Mishra,Shivashish Mishra Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I.,C.S.C. Hon'ble Manoj Kumar Gupta,J. Hon'ble Anish Kumar Gupta,J.
1. The petitioner has assailed the arbitration award dated 10.2.2025 passed by respondent no. 2 in Case No. 356 of 2022 under Section 3G of the National Highways Act, 1956 and the award of the competent authority dated 28.3.2019.
2. Sri Ram Chandra, Advocate, holding brief of Sri Pranjal Mehrotra, learned counsel for respondent no. 1, submits that the petitioner has alternative remedy of challenging the arbitration award by filing objection under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, read with Section 3G(6) of the National Highways Act, 1956 before the District Judge. The said legal position has not been disputed before us by learned counsel for the petitioner.
3. In the aforesaid facts and circumstances, we are not inclined to examine the challenge and it is left open to the petitioner to challenge the said awards in the manner stipulated under the statute, if so advised.
4. The petition stands disposed of accordingly. (Anish Kumar Gupta, J.) (Manoj Kumar Gupta, J.) Order Date :- 30.4.2025 Jaideep/- Digitally signed by :- JAIDEEP BANERJEE High Court of Judicature at Allahabad