HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 39375 of 2026 Court No. - 29 HON'BLE SIDDHARTHA VARMA, J. HON'BLE KUNAL RAVI SINGH, J. 1. Heard Sri Shiv Sagar Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner, Ms. Akanksha Gaur, learned counsel appearing for the National Highways Authority of India, Sri Akhileshwar Singh, learned counsel for the State, and Sri Ravindra Kumar Pandey, learned counsel for the Union of India. 2. A preliminary objection has been raised by the learned counsel for the respondents that the petitioner, being aggrieved by the arbitral award, has an efficacious alternative remedy of filing an application under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. 3. Upon perusal of Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, we find that the petitioner has an efficacious alternative remedy of filing an application under the said provision. 4. Under such circumstances, it is provided that in case the petitioner files an application under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 within one month from today, the same shall be considered and decided, in accordance with law, within a period of two months thereafter. 5. With the aforesaid observations and directions, the writ petition is disposed of. September 29, 2026 vijay krishna Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Shiv Sagar Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., Akanksha Gaur, C.S.C., Rajesh Kumar Jaiswal, Ratan Singh (Kunal Ravi Singh,J.) (Siddhartha Varma,J.) Harbhajan Singh .....Petitioner(s) Union Of India And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- VIJAY KRISHNA JAISWAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad