Sankar Kumar Vasta Proprietor M/s Sankar Kumar Vasta v. The Union Of India and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Railway contract dispute; E.C. Railway / East Central Railway; cancellation of agreement by Letter No W/98/M-217/W-1 before granted time till 31.8.15; forfeiture of earned money; claim for release of payment and extended cost due to delay; reliefs withdrawn as infructuous; arbitration clause; liberty to invoke arbitration; writ jurisdiction not exercised; follows earlier judgment in CWJC No. 23337 of 2013 (Shankar Kumar Vatsa Vs. Union of India); no opinion on merits; condonation of delay; Patna High Court CWJC 18094/2015; disposed 12-11-2024.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of (not adjudicated on merits) with liberty to the petitioner to invoke the arbitration clause for redressal of grievances; reliefs [A] and [B] withdrawn as infructuous; concerned authority directed to consider the present proceeding for condonation of delay, if applicable; interlocutory applications disposed of.