IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 17725 of 2025 ========================================================== BHAGEERATHA ENGINEERING LIMITED Versus GUJARAT PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTS DISPUTES ARBITRATION TRIBUNAL & ANR. ========================================================== Appearance: MR MAUNISH T PATHAK(5892) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1 MR SHYAM M SHAH(11348) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1 MR PARV S GUPTA(11850) for the Respondent(s) No. 1,2 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIRUDDHA P. MAYEE Date : 12/01/2026 ORAL ORDER 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioner is seeking a direction to the respondent No.1 Gujarat Public Works Contracts Disputes Arbitration Tribunal to expedite the Arbitration Reference No.45 of 2001 and to conclude the same within a time bound manner. 2. Learned advocate for the petitioner submits that the dispute is arising out of a contract No. SSP/NMC/CB/T-1A- 1991-1992 for works relating to earthwork, C.C. lining, structures and road items for the Sardar Sarovar Narmada Project. The petitioner invoked arbitration reference which was registered in the year 2001. He submits that till date, issues have also not been framed and the reference is unable to proceed further. Learned advocate further submits that the application for expeditious disposal of the arbitration has been filed, but not taken on board or decided. He, therefore submits that appropriate directions be passed. p. 2 3. Learned advocate for the respondent No.2 has no objection and submits that appropriate orders be passed. 4. Considering the submissions and noticing that the Arbitration Reference No.45 of 2001 is pending before the Tribunal since the year 2001, it is directed that the learned Arbitration Tribunal shall made an endeavour to decide the Arbitration Reference No.45 of 2001 in a time bound manner without granting unnecessary adjournments to any of the parties as expeditiously as possible and preferably on or before 30.06.2026. With the above directions, the present Special Civil Application stands disposed of. No order as to costs. Direct Service is permitted. (ANIRUDDHA P. MAYEE, J.) KAUSHIK D. CHAUHAN