Bangalore Elevated Tollway Pvt. Ltd. v. National Highways Authority Of India

$~27 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + ARB.P. 626/2018 BANGALORE ELEVATED TOLLWAY PVT. LTD...... Petitioner Through:

Mr. Ravi Varma with Mr. Prakhar Deep, Advs versus NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA..... Respondent Through:

Mr. Keshav Mohan with Mr. Rishi K.

Awasthi and Mr. Kabir Ghosh, Advs

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV SHAKDHER

O R D E R

% 28.08.2018 I.A. No. 11416/2018 (Exemption) 1.

Allowed, subject to just exceptions.

ARB.P. 626/2018 2.

The petitioner had approached this Court for appointment of a Presiding Arbitrator.

3.

Issue notice.

4.

Mr. Keshav Mohan accepts notice on behalf of the respondent. 5.

Learned counsel for the respondent says that he does not wish to oppose the prayer made in the captioned petition. 6.

Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the Presiding Arbitrator, one, Mr. S.C. Sharma, has resigned.

7.

For this purpose, my attention has been drawn to Para 31 at page 259 of the documents file.

ARB.P. 626/2018

8.

This is Communication dated 08.07.2018 which has been addressed by Mr. S.C. Sharma to the parties herein.

9.

Thus, having regard to aforementioned circumstances and the stand taken by the counsel for the respondent, Hon'ble Mr. Vikramajit Sen, Former Judge of the Supreme Court (Mob. 8447333366) is appointed as the Presiding Arbitrator.

10.

The Presiding Arbitrator will convene a hearing of the Arbitral Tribunal for which purpose a written notice will be served on the parties. 11.

The petition is disposed of in the aforementioned terms. RAJIV SHAKDHER, J AUGUST 28, 2018 c ARB.P. 626/2018