M/S Lion Services Ltd v. The Director Sant Longowal Institute Of Engineering & Technology

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

Arbitration Case No. 143 of 2017 Date of Decision: 08.09.2017 M/s Lion Services Ltd. New Delhi .....Petitioner versus The Director, Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering & Technology, Longowal, Sangrur, Punjab .....Respondent

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE S.J.VAZIFDAR, CHIEF JUSTICE Present :

Ms. Seema Tiwari, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Vivek Singla, Advocate, for the respondent. **** S.J.VAZIFDAR, CHIEF JUSTICE (ORAL) This is an application under section 11 of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996 for appointment of sole arbitrator. 2.

The parties had admittedly entered into a contract, clauseB9 whereof contains an arbitration agreement. Disputes and differences having arisen between the parties, the petitioner invoked the arbitration clause and thereafter filed this petition. The respondents exercised their right to appoint the arbitrator only after the petition was filed and therefore forfeited their right to appoint the arbitrator.

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In the circumstances, the petition is disposed of by appointing Shri Lakshman Sharma, former District & Sessions Judge, Haryana, as sole arbitrator to adjudicate upon the disputes and differences between the parties. The venue of the arbitration shall be the Chandigarh Arbitration Centre. The fees shall be as per the Chandigarh Arbitration Centre (CAC) (Administrative Cost and Arbitrators' Fees) Rules, 2014.










 
 



         

   














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