Ramakant Singh v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 2048 of 2018 Ramakant Singh Shri Gaya Singh, Aged About 64 Years, R/o Jarhagadh, Ambikapur, P. O. And P. S. Ambikapur, District Surguja, Chhattisgarh., ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary, Department Of Rural And Panchayat Development, Secretariat At Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

2. Chief Engineer, Rural Engineering Services, Office Of The Development Commissioner, Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

3. Collector, Ambikapur, District Surguja, Chhattisgarh.

4. Superintending Engineer, Rural Engineering Services, Surguja Mandal, Ambikapur, District Surguja, Chhattisgarh.

5. Executive Engineer, Rural Engineering Services, Ambikapur Sambhag, Ambikapur, District Surguja, Chhattisgarh.

---- Respondents For Petitioner :

Mr. Jay Prakash Shukla, Advocate.

For Respondents :

Mr. Ashish Surana, Panel Lawyer.

Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal Order On Board 25/07/18 1.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the earnest money deposited by the petitioner is not being refunded to him by the respondents. 2.

Learned State counsel submits that being an arbitral dispute as Clause 29 provides for the arbitration in an agreement entered into between the parties, the writ petition is not maintainable. 3.

Since, the dispute being contractual dispute in nature and the agreement entered into between the parties contains an arbitration clause, this Court is not inclined to entertain this writ petition. However, this will not

bar the petitioner to invoke the remedy available under the law. 4.

With the aforesaid observation, the writ petition stands finally disposed of. No order as to cost(s).

SD/- (Sanjay K. Agrawal) Judge Priyanka