M/S Saggi Electric Co v. Union Of India & ORS

I N THE HI GH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDI GARH ARB- 56- 2015 ( O&M) Dat e of deci si on: - 18. 03. 2016 M/ s Saggi El ect r i c Co.

. . . Pet i t i oner Ver sus Uni on of I ndi a and ot her s . . . Respondent s CORAM: HON' BLE MR. JUSTI CE S. J. VAZI FDAR, ACTI NG CHI EF JUSTI CE Pr esent : - Mr . Ar un Jai n, Seni or Advocat e, wi t h Mr . Kanwal bi r Si ngh Si dhu, Advocat e, f or t he pet i t i oner .

Mr . Pr aveen Chander Goyal , Seni or Panel Counsel , f or t he r espondent s.

* * * * S. J. VAZI FDAR, A. C. J. ( ORAL) Thi s i s a pet i t i on under Sect i on of t he Ar bi t r at i on and Conci l i at i on Act , 1996 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 an agr eement f or pr ovi si on of ext er nal ser vi ces f or MAP, Phase- I I . Cl ause 70 of t he agr eement cont ai ns an ar bi t r at i on agr eement . The pet i t i oner by a l et t er dat ed 31. 12. 2013 cal l ed upon t he r espondent s t o appoi nt an ar bi t r at or i n accor dance wi t h cl ause 70.

The r espondent s admi t t edl y di d not do so. The r espondent s have even as on dat e not appoi nt ed t he ar bi t r at or . They have, t her ef or e, f or f ei t ed t hei r r i ght t o appoi nt an ar bi t r at or . 3.

I n t hese ci r cumst ances, t he pet i t i on i s di sposed of by appoi nt i ng Mr . Ki shanj i t Si ngh, Chi ef Engi neer ( Ret i r ed) , H. No. 140, Sect or 40- D, Chandi gar h, as t he sol e ar bi t r at or . 4.

The pl ace of ar bi t r at i on shal l be t he Chandi gar h Ar bi t r at i on Cent r e.

( S. J. VAZI FDAR) ACTI NG CHI EF JUSTI CE

18. 03. 2016 Amodh AMODH SHARMA 2016.03.18 19:02 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document chandigarh