M/S. Pramod Kumar Agrawal, a Partnership Firm v. Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company Limited
Case brief
What is this about?
Where a petitioner in a writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeks withdrawal of the petition to avail the remedies available under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, as the cause of action arises out of an agreement containing an arbitration clause, the High Court is empowered to dispose of the writ petition as withdrawn. In such a scenario, the Court directs the petitioner to seek appropriate relief under the statutory arbitral framework and allows them to approach the treating authority for any interim relief available under the said Act.
What did the court decide?
The writ petition is disposed of as withdrawn. The petitioner may seek remedy under the Arbitration Act.