M/S Shring Construction Pvt Ltd v. Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd (Pspcl) And ORS

I N THE HI GH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDI GARH Ar bi t r at i on Case No. 234 of 2017 ( O&M) DATE OF DECI SI ON: 06. 04. 2018 M/ s Shr i ng Const r uct i on Co. Pvt . Lt d. .... . Pet i t i oner ver sus Punj ab St at e Power Cor por at i on Lt d. ( PSPCL) 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 pet i t i oner s Mr . Sahi l Shar ma, Advocat e f or t he r espondent s . .

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 a cont r act whi ch cont ai ns an ar bi t r at i on cl ause. The cl ause pr ovi des f or t he appoi nt ment of an of f i cer of t he r espondent s as an ar bi t r at or whi ch i s not per mi ssi bl e i n vi ew of t he amendment t o t he Act . 3.

The pet i t i on i s accor di ngl y di sposed of by appoi nt i ng Mr . Just i ce V. K. Bal i , f or mer Chi ef Just i ce of t he Ker al a Hi gh Cour t , as t he sol e Ar bi t r at or . The f ee 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.

I t i s cl ar i f i ed t hat t he r ef er ence shal l be subj ect t o t he pet i t i oner s' compl yi ng wi t h al l t he r equi r ement s of t he agr eement i ncl udi ng t he condi t i on of pr e- deposi t .

06. 04. 2018 ( S. J. VAZI FDAR) par kash* CHI EF JUSTI CE Parkash Chand 2018.04.16 16:26 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document NOTE:

Whet her speaki ng/ non- speaki ng: Speaki ng Whet her r epor t abl e: YES/ NO

Parkash Chand 2018.04.16 16:26 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document