Sri B N Sridhar v. the Deputy Commissioner and Arbitrator
Case brief
What is this about?
Expedition writ before the High Court of Karnataka: petitioners sought a direction (Articles 226/227; reliance on Section 34(6), Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996) to the Principal District and Sessions Judge, Ramanagara to promptly decide Arbitration Petition No. 02/2024 filed by the SLAO (NH-275, Bangalore-Mysore section) and NHAI. Court held the trial court is constrained by its board and proceedings thus far; disposed of the writ with liberty to move an application in the pending proceedings. Keywords: speedy disposal, arbitration petition delay, NHAI Ramanagara, NH-275, Annexures G and H.
What did the court decide?
Liberty granted to the petitioners to file an application in the pending Arbitration Petition No. 02/2024 proceedings; the requested direction to the Principal District and Sessions Judge, Ramanagara was not issued.