IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Stay Application NO.2582 of 2010 In Writ Petition No. 530 of 2010 (M/S) M/s Dev Bhumi Gas Service Narendra Nagar Through its proprietor Sri Samay Singh S/O- Sri Genda Ram R/o Dev Bhumi Gas Service, Narendra Nagar, District Tehri Garhwal ……Petitioner. Versus 1. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. Through its Chief Regional Manager Loni LPG Regional office Loni Village Tila Shahbajpur post office-Loni District-Gaziabad. 2. Vineet Goyal, Chief Regional Manager Loni LPG Regional office Loni Village Tila Shahbajpur post office- Loni District- Gaziabad. …….Respondents. Mr. Navneet Kaushik, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Dinesh Gahatori, Advocate for the respondents. Dated:-16-04-2010 Hon’ble B.S.Verma, J. Heard learned counsel of the petitioner and perused the record. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has sought the following reliefs:- a) Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of Certiorari quashing the order dated 12.04.2010(Annexure-17) passed by respondent no.2 b) Issue any other order or direction, which this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper under the circumstances of the case. 2 c) Award cost of the petition in favour of the petitioner. By the perusal of the impugned order dated 12.04.2010 (Annexure- 17 to the petition) the dealership/distributorship agreement dated 01.03.2008 of the petitioner has been suspended by respondent N0. 1 It reveals that the disputes pertaining to the distribution of area is pending for disposal before the sole arbitrator Mr. S.K. Keer. The grievance of the petitioner is that during the pendency of the arbitral dispute the respondent authority has acted without jurisdiction and took decision on reply after accepting the request for arbitration. Since, there is arbitration clause in dealership agreement, therefore, the petitioner has alternate remedy for interim relief under Section-9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 before the principal Civil Court. On the ground of alternate remedy, I am not inclined to entertain the writ petition. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed at the threshold. However, the petitioner may approach for redressal of his grievance by filing an application before the appropriate Court, if so advised. All pending applications also stand disposed of. (B.S.Verma, J.) 16-04-2010 JM