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2025 DAILYLAW 47644 (ALL)

VIJAY PAL MISHRA v. UNION OF INDIA AND 2 OTHERS

WRIC/13318/2025 · 2025-04-29

Anish Kumar Gupta, Manoj Kumar Gupta

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:67107-DB Court No. - 21 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 13318 of 2025 Petitioner :- Vijay Pal Mishra 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. 355 of 2022 under Section 3G of the National Highways Act, 1956 and the award of the competent authority dated 28.3.2019. 2. Sri P.N. Rai, learned counsel for respondent no. 1 and Sri Rajiv Gupta, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State, submit 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