Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010141742026 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/3790/2026 ELECTRO INFRATECH JV WITH MS PROGRESSIVE AGENCY AND MS JYOTI THAKURIA , REPRESENTED BY LEAD PARTNER OF THE JV SRI JEEBAN BARUAH, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, PROPRIETOR, ELECTRO INFRATECH, ALOK NAGAR, LANE -2, BOIRAGIMATH, DIBRUGARH, ASSAM, PIN 786001. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND OTHERS , REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, DEPARTMENT OF POWER, DISPUR, GUWAHATI, ASSAM, PIN 781006. 2:THE ASSAM POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN MANAGING DIRECTOR BIJULEE BHAWAN PALTAN BAZAR GUWAHATI KAMRUP M ASSAM PIN 781001 3:THE MANAGING DIRECTOR BIJULEE BHAWAN PALTAN BAZAR GUWAHATI KAMRUP M ASSAM Page No.# 2/3 PIN 781001 4:THE CHIEF GENERAL MANAGER PP AND D ASSAM POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED BIJULEE BHAWAN PALTAN BAZAR GUWAHATI KAMRUP M ASSAM PIN 781001 Advocate for the Petitioner : MS P DEKA, MS. A BEGUM,MR. S N TAMULI Advocate for the Respondent : SC, APDCL, GA, ASSAM BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR MEDHI ORDER 29.07.2026 Heard Shri SN Tamuli, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Shri R. Talukdar, learned State Counsel and Shri B. Das, learned Standing Counsel, APDCL. On the last occasion, Shri Das, learned Standing Counsel has raised a preliminary objection on the maintainability of the writ petition due to availability of arbitration clause for resolution of the disputes. Accordingly, this Court, after recording a prima facie opinion had directed the learned counsel for the petitioner to obtain instructions. Shri Tamuli, learned counsel for the petitioner has fairly submitted that on the availability of arbitration clause, he would invoke the said clause for resolution of the disputes and would not press the present writ petition. The writ petition accordingly stands closed with liberty to approach the Page No.# 3/3 Arbitrator in accordance with law. JUDGE Comparing Assistant