1 WP 5453/2010 abs IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 5453 OF 2010 Shil Auto Service and Petroleum .. Petitioner V/s Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. & Ors. .. Respondents Mr. Sunil Purohit i/b Ashok Purohit & Co. for the petitioner. Mr. Sunil Gangal i/b RMG Law Associates for respondent nos.1 to 3. Mr. Swapnil Walve with Mr. Santosh Deshpande for the applicant in CAW 2062/2010. Mr. S.R. Nargolkar, A.G.P. for the State. CORAM : MOHIT S. SHAH, C.J. & D.G. KARNIK, J. Tuesday, April 26, 2011 P.C. : 1. Since the dispute between the petitioner and the respondent no.1 Corporation, which is a subject matter of this writ petition, is referable to arbitration as per Clause 69 of the Petrol/HSD Pump Dealer Agreement (Exhibit-A to the petition), we called upon the learned counsel for the respondent no.1 Corporation to indicate whether the Corporation is ready and 2 WP 5453/2010 willing to have the dispute referred to arbitration. 2. Upon the learned counsel for the petitioner stating that the petitioner will invoke arbitration clause as provided in Claus 69 of the Petrol/HSD Pump Dealer Agreement, learned counsel for the respondent no.1 Corporation states that the Corporation would positively respond to the same. 3. In view of the above, we dispose of this petition on the ground that the petitioner has an equally efficacious alternative remedy of having his dispute referred to arbitration. If the petitioner applies to the respondent no.1 within two weeks from today, the respondent no.1 shall take the necessary steps expeditiously and preferably within a period of 30 days. 4. All contentions of the parties are kept open. CHIEF JUSTICE D.G. KARNIK, J.