IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2922 of 2010 1. M/S SNAPPERS ADVERTISING & MARKETING (P) LTD., 14, SURYA APARTMENT, FRASER ROAD, PATNA THROUGH ITS AUTHORISED SIGNATORY/ MANAGER, VIJAY SHANKAR GUPTA S/O SRI KRISHNA KUMAR GUPTA R/O 61, SURYA APARTMENT, FRASER ROAD, P.S. GANDHI MAIDAN, DISTT. AND TOWN- PATNA Versus 1. UNION OF INDIA THROUGH AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA OFFICE OF AIRPORT DIRECTOR, JAIPRAKASH NARAYAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, PATNA 2. AIRPORT DIRECTOR AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, JAIPRAKASH NARAYAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, PATNA 3. REGIONAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, KOLKATA 4. MANAGER (COMMERCIAL) AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, JAIPRAKASH NARAYAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, PATNA ----------- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Madhuresh Prasad Sinha For Respondent nos. 2 & 4 :- M/S. Jitendra Kumar Roy & Arun Prakash. ----- 3 08/03/2010 Looking at the nature of the dispute and the ground on which annexure-10 has come to be passed by the respondent Airport Authority of India, proper recourse for the petitioner for breach of the agreement would be to invoke clause 30 of the agreement. It talks of terms of referring the dispute to the sole arbitrator to be appointed by the Chairman or Member of the Authority. The petitioner is given liberty to invoke and request - 2 - for an arbitration. The respondents will be well advised to accede to the same at the shortest possible time and appoint an arbitrator who will arbitrate in the matter with regard to the impugned decision after hearing both the parties and the outcome of the arbitration proceeding shall be communicated to the petitioner. In terms of annexure 10 the petitioner has been directed to continue till 14th April, 2010. It will be in the interest of both the petitioner as well as the respondents to expedite the hearing and decision in the arbitration proceeding. No final settlement will be made in favour of any other person in the meanwhile. Any interim arrangement, however, would be appropriate. This writ application stands disposed of with the above observation. AMIN (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)