1 CGHC010285032026 2026:CGHC:31910 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 3864 of 2026 Kala Ram Verma S/o Shri Malik Ram Verma, Aged About 65 Years, Residence Of Village Modhipar, Post- Ravan, Tahsil And District- Balodabazar-Bhatapara (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - Shriram Finance Limited Through Authorized Signatory, Shriram Finance Limited, HH Square, Plot No. A-05, 1st Floor, Beside Indian Bank Of India, Vyapar Vihar District- Bilaspur (C.G.) (Claimant) 2 - Vijay Kumar Gendle S/o Lalji Gendle Residence Of Railway Crossing Jai Sthamb Chaukamodi Bilaspur District- Bilaspur (C.G.) (Guarantor) ... Respondent(s) (Cause Title downloaded from CIS Periphery) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Arvind Sinha, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Mr. SS Choubey, Government Advocate S B: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad Order on Board 27/07/2026 1. Heard. 2. By way of this petition, the petitioner seeks the following reliefs : SHYNA AJAY Digitally signed by SHYNA AJAY Date: 2026.07.28 11:54:15 +0530 2 10.1 The Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to call for the entire records pertaining to the impugned ex-party award dated 29.06.2026 passed by the learned Arbitration Tribunal in Arbitration Case ID : A461268 (ANNEXURE P-1 ) 10.2 The Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to set-aside/quash the impugned ex-party award dated 29.06.2026 passed by the learned Arbitration Tribunal in Arbitration Case ID : A46126 8 (ANNEXURE P-1) 10.3 That, the Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to grant any other relief, as if may deem fit and appropriate. 10.4 Cost of the petition may also be given. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that an ex-parte award has been passed against the petitioner in respect of the hire purchase of a vehicle. He submits that the petitioner was not given any opportunity of hearing before the award dated 29.6.2026 was passed by the Arbitration Tribunal. 4. Evidently, under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, the petitioner has an alternative remedy to challenge the arbitral award by filing an application under Section 34 of the said Act before the competent Civil Court. As such, the petitioner is relegated to the concerned Civil Court to challenge the award dated 29.6.2026 under Section 34 of the said Act. 5. With these observations/directions, the Petition is finally disposed of. Sd/- (Amitendra Kishore Prasad) Judge Shyna Ajay