IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL WRIT PETITION NO.613 OF 2009 (MS) Gopal Singh Mehta ..............Petitioner. Versus Managing Director, Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam, Oak Park House, Nainital and others. .......Respondents. Mr. K.S. Mehta, Advocate for petitioner. Mr. Lalit Sharma, Advocate for respondent no. 1 to 3. 28th April, 2009 Hon’ble Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner with the following prayer : “(I) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the impugned fresh tender notice dated 17.01.2009 passed by the respondents (Annexure No.6 to the writ petition). (II) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to permit the petitioner to make the construction work of Tourism Development at Dhela (Ramnagar) District Nainital. (III) Issue a writ, order or direction which this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. (IV) Award the cost of the petition in favour of the petitioners.” 2. Admittedly on an inquiry of the Court, a document was produced by the petitioner which is in fact a contract between the parties. The same is taken on record. A perusal of Clause 32 of the General Conditions of Contract shows that there is an arbitration clause in the contract. 3. In view of the arbitration clause in the contract between the parties, there is no ground for interference in the present writ petition. The writ petition deserves to be dismissed and is hereby dismissed. No order as to costs. 4. The parties have a remedy under Arbitration Act. (Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.) 28.4.2009 Rathour