IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 10TH AUGUST 2011 / 19TH SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 12371 of 2010(V) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- MRS.P.B.SHAHARBAN, W/O.BASHEER, PUTHEN VEETIL, KURUKKENCHERRY, TRICHUR. BY ADV. SRI.S.EASWARAN SRI.P.MURALEEDHARAN (IRIMPANAM) RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE STATION MANAGER, THRISSUR RAILWAY STATION, THRISSUR. 2. THE SENIOR DIVISIONAL COMMERCIAL MANAGER, SOUTHERN RAILWAY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-14. 3. THE CHIEF COMMERCIAL MANAGER SOUTHERN RAILWAY, CHENNAI. ADV. SRI.N.B.SUNIL NATH,SC, RAILWAYS FOR R1-3 SRI.B.JAYASANKAR, SC, RAILWAYS FOR R1-3 SRI.C.S.DIAS,SC, RAILWAYS THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 10/08/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 12371 of 2010(V) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: COPY OF THE AGREEMENT DTD.3.9.2008 EXT.P2: COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION DTD.8.11.2008 EXT.P3: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DTD.6.1.2010 EXT.P4: COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION DTD.5.2.2010 EXT.P5: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DTD.16.2.2010 EXTP6: COPY OF THE ORDER DTD.2.3.2010 RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL //TRUE COPY// P.A TO JUDGE ANTONY DOMINIC, J --------------------------------------- W.P(C) No.12371 of 2010 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 10th day of August, 2011. J U D G M E N T In this writ petition the challenge is against Ext.P6, whereby the request made by the petitioner, a contractor of the respondents, for arbitration of the dispute between them, has been rejected. When this matter was taken up, the counsel reiterated his request for arbitration. 2. On behalf of the respondents it is submitted that if the petitioner submits his final bills, the respondents are willing to reconsider the request for arbitration. This suggestion made by the respondents is not objected by the petitioner. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of with the following directions: i) Ext.P6 referred to above will stand quashed. ii) The petitioner will submit the final bills before the 2nd respondent within one month from today. iii) Once the final bills are submitted by the W.P(C) No.12371 of 2010 2 petitioner, Ext.P5 request made by the petitioner for referring the disputes mentioned therein for arbitration will be reconsidered and orders will be passed in the light of the submission made before this Court. Sd/- ANTONY DOMINIC JUDGE //True Copy// P.A to Judge ab