Aarthi Amarendra @ v. Chitra Kumar

In the High Court of Judicature at Madras Dated : 09.10.2015 Coram :

The Hon'ble Mr.Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Chief Justice O.P.No.408 of 2015 Aarthi Amarendra alias Jayalakshmi .. Petitioner -vsChitra Kumar .. Respondent Petition filed under Sections 11 (3) and (5) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, to appoint an arbitrator to adjudicate on the disputes and the claims raised by the petitioner against the respondent in relation to the business 'Veda Day Spa and Salon', as provided in Clause-23 of the deed of partnership dated 25.04.2013. For Petitioner : Mr.Niranjan Rajagopalan For Respondents : Mr.R.Parthasarathy * * * * *

O R D E R

Learned counsel for the respondent has entered appearance. 2.Learned counsel for parties jointly propose that in view of the valid and subsisting arbitration agreement, instead of a panel of Arbitrators, Mrs.Justice Prabha Sridevan, a retired Judge of this Court, may be

appointed as the Sole Arbitrator to enter upon reference and adjudicate the disputes inter se the parties under the aegis of the Madras High Court Arbitration Centre.

3.I, thus, appoint Mrs.Justice Prabha Sridevan, a retired Judge of this Court, as the Sole Arbitrator to enter upon the reference and adjudicate the disputes inter se the parties. As requested, the arbitration proceedings will be conducted under the aegis of the Madras High Court Arbitration Centre and the parties will be governed by the Rules of the Centre.

4.The original petition is, accordingly, allowed, leaving the parties to bear their own costs.

5.The order copy to be issued after the cost memo is filed. (S.K.K., CJ.) 09.10.2015 sra Note: Mark a copy to (i) The Addl. Registrar-Vigilance Madras High Court Arbitration Centre, Madras High Court Campus, Chennai.

(ii)The Arbitrator, as referred above.

The Hon'ble Chief Justice (sra) O.P.No.408 of 2015 09.10.2015