Pushpa Gupta v. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. and 2 Others

Court No. - 39 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 36255 of 2023 Petitioner :- Pushpa Gupta Respondent :- Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Manoj Kumar Srivastava Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I.,Gaurav Kumar Chand,Komal Mehrotra Hon'ble Saumitra Dayal Singh,J. Hon'ble Syed Qamar Hasan Rizvi,J.

¶1Heard Sri Manoj Kumar Srivastava learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Gaurav Kumar Chand and Sri Komal Mehrotra, learned counsel for the respondents.

¶2Having heard the counsel for the parties, the dispute being raised by the petitioner that his retail dealership licence has been wrongly suspended without seeking prior arbitration, does not merit interference under Article 226 of the Constitution of India inasmuch as the same self argument would commend the petitioner approach the arbitral tribunal for the dispute brought before us.

¶3Accordingly, inference claimed is declined, in face of alternative statutory remedy available to the petitioner.

¶4The writ petition is accordingly disposed of leaving it open to the petitioner to apply for arbitration in accordance with law. Order Date :- 30.10.2023 Kumar Manish. High Court of Judicature at Allahabad