Hindu Soren @ Majhi v. Union of India
Case brief
What is this about?
Orissa High Court, Cuttack; W.P.(C) No.11698 of 2025; Hindu Soren @ Majhi and others vs Union of India and others; order dated 14.05.2025; S.K. Sahoo and S. S. Mishra, JJ.; writ petition against order of Arbitrator-cum-Collector, Mayurbhanj in Arbitration Case No.43 of 2024 arising out of L.A. Case No.80 of 2024 (Annexure-6); not entertained on ground of alternative and efficacious remedy under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996; liberty granted to pursue statutory remedy; no opinion on merits; petition disposed of; advocates: G. Rout for petitioners; P. K. Parhi (DSGI) and G. Sethy (Sr. CGC) for opposite parties.
What did the court decide?
Liberty granted to the petitioners to resort to the remedy available under law (including under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996) before the appropriate authority; urgent certified copy ordered to be issued as per Rules; writ petition disposed of without expressing any opinion on merits.