M/S Sunrise Integrated Facility Pvt Ltd v. Chandigarh Industrial & Tourism Development Corporation Ltd

I N THE HI GH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDI GARH ARB- 2- 2017 ( O&M) Dat e of deci si on: - 05. 05. 2017 M/ s Sunr i se I nt egr at ed Faci l i t y Pvt . Lt d. , Panchkul a . . . Pet i t i oner Ver sus Chandi gar h I ndust r i al & Tour i sm Devel opment Cor por at i on Li mi t ed.

. . . Respondent CORAM: HON' BLE MR. JUSTI CE S. J. VAZI FDAR, CHI EF JUSTI CE Pr esent : - Dr . Ashwi ni e Kumar Bansal , Advocat e, f or t he pet i t i oner .

Mr . Har sh Aggar wal , Advocat e, f or t he r espondent .

* * * * S. J. VAZI FDAR, C. J. ( ORAL) Thi s i s a pet i t i on under Sect i on 11 of t he Ar bi t r at i on and Conci l i at i on Act , 1996 ( i n shor t t he Act ) f or t he appoi nt ment of an ar bi t r at or .

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The par t i es had ent er ed i nt o a cont r act whi ch admi t t edl y cont ai ns an ar bi t r at i on agr eement . I n vi ew of t he amendment t o t he Act , t he Managi ng Di r ect or of t he r espondent cannot act as an ar bi t r at or . Whet her t he r espondent was gui l t y of any br eaches and whet her t he pet i t i oner r esci nded t he cont r act j ust i f i abl y or not ar e i ssues t o be deci ded i n ar bi t r at i on. 3.

The pet i t i on i s, t her ef or e, di sposed of by appoi nt i ng Mr . B. R.

Bansal , a r et i r ed Addi t i onal Di st r i ct Judge, Har yana, as t he sol e ar bi t r at or . The f ees shal l be as per t he Chandi gar h Ar bi t r at i on Cent r e ( CAC) ( Admi ni st r at i ve Cost and Ar bi t r at or s' Fees) Rul es, 2014. The venue shal l be t he Chandi gar h Ar bi t r at i on Cent r e. ( S. J. VAZI FDAR) CHI EF JUSTI CE

05. 05. 2017 Amodh Whet her speaki ng/ r easoned Yes/ No Whet her r epor t abl e Yes/ No Amodh Sharma 2017.05.05 14:51 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document chandigarh