M/S Mohan Singh Contractors v. Punjab State Water Supply And Sewerage Board And ORS.

I N THE HI GH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDI GARH Ar bi t r at i on Case No. 182 of 2016 ( O&M) DATE OF DECI SI ON: 10. 03. 2017 M/ s Mohan Si ngh Cont r act or s .... . Appl i cant ver sus Punj ab St at e Wat er Suppl y and Sewer age Boar d and ot her s . . . . . Respondent s CORAM: - HON' BLE MR. JUSTI CE S. J. VAZI FDAR, CHI EF JUSTI CE Pr esent :

Mr . P. S. Rana, Advocat e f or t he appl i cant s Mr . Vi j ay Kumar Kaushal , Advocat e f or r espondent Nos. 1 t o 3 . .

S. J. VAZI FDAR, CHI EF JUSTI CE( Or al ) :

Thi s i s an appl i cat i on under sect i on 11( 6) of t he Ar bi t r at i on and Conci l i at i on Act , 1996, f or appoi nt ment of a sol e Ar bi t r at or .

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The par t i es had ent er ed i nt o an agr eement cl ause 25 wher eof cont ai ns an ar bi t r at i on agr eement . Sub- cl ause ( v) r equi r es t he di sput es and di f f er ences t o be r ef er r ed t o t he sol e ar bi t r at i on of t he Super i nt endi ng Engi neer concer ned and f ai l i ng hi m t o a per son appoi nt ed by t he Managi ng Di r ect or who i s t o be a t echni cal of f i cer not bel ow t he r ank of Super i nt endi ng Engi neer . 3.

I n vi ew of t he amendment t o t he sai d Act , i t i s not per mi ssi bl e f or an empl oyee of one of t he par t i es t o be appoi nt ed as an Ar bi t r at or .

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The pet i t i on i s, t her ef or e, di sposed of by appoi nt i ng Mr . Just i ce K. S. Gar ewal , f or mer Judge of t hi s Cour t as t he sol e Ar bi t r at or . The venue shal l be t he Chandi gar h Ar bi t r at i on Cent r e.

10. 03. 2017 ( S. J. VAZI FDAR) par kash* CHI EF JUSTI CE Parkash Chand 2017.03.14 14:26 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

Parkash Chand 2017.03.14 14:26 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document