C.W.P. No.19014 of 2011 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No.19014 of 2011 Date of Decision.13.10.2011 M/s S.P. Gas Service, Verka, Amritsar, through its proprietor Smt. Rajpinder Kaur .....Petitioner Versus Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited and another .....Respondents Present: Mr. Amit Rawal, Advocate for the petitioner. CORAM:HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment ? No 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not ? No 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? No -.- K. KANNAN J.(ORAL) 1. The petitioner is aggrieved about the fact that the respondent- Corporation has issued an advertisement calling for fresh dealership applications even when there is a petition under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act filed at his instance for setting aside the award cancelling the LPG dealership to him. It is common knowledge that Section 34 application itself operates as automatic stay and if any action is taken by the Corporation, it shall always be open to the petitioner to seek appropriate redressal before the Court where a case is pending under Section 34 of the Arbitration Act. In my view, it will mean unnecessary duplication of proceedings by allowing for writ petition also to stay on file for a consideration on whether there should be advertisement or not, calling for application for dealership. C.W.P. No.19014 of 2011 -2- 2. Reserving to the petitioner the liberty to approach the Court of jurisdiction where a case is pending, I dispose of the writ petition as otiose. (K. KANNAN) JUDGE September 13, 2011 Pankaj*