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Sachin Marwaha v. State Of Punjab And ORS.

2017-05-19Mr. Justice M.M. Aggarwal1 pages

I N THE HI GH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDI GARH ARB- 78- 2017 ( O&M) Dat e of deci si on: - 19. 05. 2017 Sachi n Mar waha . . . Pet i t i oner Ver sus St at e of Punj ab and ot her s . . . Respondent s CORAM: HON' BLE MR. JUSTI CE S. J. VAZI FDAR, CHI EF JUSTI CE Pr esent : - Mr . S. K. Rat t an, Advocat e, f or t he pet i t i oner .

Ms. Sudeept i Shar ma, Deput y Advocat e Gener al , Punj ab. * * * * S. J. VAZI FDAR, C. J. ( ORAL) Thi s i s a pet i t 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 t he appoi nt ment of an ar bi t r at or . 2.

The par t i es had ent er ed i nt o a cont r act cl ause 25( v) wher eof cont ai ns an ar bi t r at i on agr eement .

The ar bi t r at i on cl ause r equi r es t he appoi nt ment of t he Super i nt endi ng Engi neer as a sol e ar bi t r at or whi ch i s now not per mi ssi bl e.

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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 . B. R. Gupt a, 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. 4.

I n vi ew of t he f act t hat t he amount i nvol ved i s onl y l ess t han ` 3 l acs, i t i s desi r abl e t hat t he par t i es set t l e t he mat t er t hr ough medi at i on. The par t i es shal l , t her ef or e, appear bef or e t he Hi gh Cour t Medi at i on Cent r e on 26. 05. 2017 at 11. 00 AM and t her eaf t er as di r ect ed by t he Medi at or .

For t hi s r eason, t he ar bi t r at or shal l not ent er upon r ef er ence t i l l 31. 07. 2017. I f t he mat t er i s set t l ed, t he r ef er ence t o ar bi t r at i on shal l st and annul l ed. ( S. J. VAZI FDAR) CHI EF JUSTI CE

19. 05. 2017 Amodh Whet her speaki ng/ r easoned Yes/ No Whet her r epor t abl e Yes/ No Amodh Sharma 2017.05.23 17:52 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh