HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 13808 of 2026 Court No. - 9 HON'BLE ROHIT RANJAN AGARWAL, J. 1. This writ petition has been filed with the following prayer:- "i) direct the court of learned Additional District Judge-First, Kanpur Dehat to decide the Arbitration Case No.4 of 2022 (NHAI Vs. Rajinder Pal Singh and others) pending since 06.08.2022 within a stipulated/fixed period of time as directed by this Hon'ble Court." 2. It is contended by learned counsel for the petitioner that an application under Section 34 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 has been filed which is pending before Additional District Judge-First, Kanpur Dehat, registered as Arbitration Case No.4 of 2022. The sole prayer made in the writ petition is for expeditious disposal of the same. 3. Section 34(6) of the Act of 1996 provides for the period for deciding the application filed under the Act. 4. As no useful purpose would be served in keeping the matter pending, the writ petition is being disposed of, at the admission stage, without calling for counter affidavit or issuing notice to private respondents, with a direction upon court concerned to decide the Arbitration Case No.4 of 2022 (NHAI Vs. Rajinder Pal Singh and others), complying the provisions of Section 34(6) of the Act of 1996, after hearing all the affected parties. 5. With the aforesaid directions, writ petition stands disposed of. 6. It is made clear that this Court has not adjudicated the matter on merits. October 1, 2026 (V. S. SINGH) Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Arun Kumar Tiwari Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Dinesh Kumar Singh (Rohit Ranjan Agarwal,J.) Rajinder Pal Singh .....Petitioner(s) National Highway Authority Of India And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- VIDYA SAGAR SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad